Eivor vs Maya
Eivor and Mayacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Eivor was ranked #5669 and Maya #28 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Eivor was ranked #201 and Maya #86 among girls in Norway.
Eivor and Maya over time
Eivor and Maya appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Maya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eivor in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Maya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eivor in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Eivor and Maya were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1961 to 2025, ending at #201 and #86.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1961–2025
Eivor held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maya in 40.
Highest recorded here: Eivor #181 in 2021, Maya #66 in 2016.
The order changed in 1990: Maya moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #482 and #537; by 1990 that had become #649 and #303.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eivor #201, Maya #86.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eivor | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #201 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eivor has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Eivor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #299 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #181 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #201 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls