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Eva vs Maja

Eva and Majacompared 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.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Eva was ranked #22 and Maja #27 among girls in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Eva was ranked #42 and Maja #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Eva was ranked #58 and Maja #468 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Eva was ranked #62 and Maja #244 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Eva was ranked #69 and Maja #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Eva and Maja over time

Eva and Maja appear together in 4 published lists, across 131 years of shared records. Eva held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maja in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Eva and Maja changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2025, ending at #22 and #27.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Eva fell — from #13 and #444 in 1960 to #22 and #27 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Eva and Maja were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #58 and #468.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Eva #24 in 2012, Maja #128 in 2011.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1960–2025

    Eva held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Maja in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #13 in 1960, Maja #16 in 2009.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eva #22, Maja #27.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Eva held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Maja in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #24 in 2012, Maja #128 in 2011.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eva #58, Maja #468.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2025

    Eva held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Maja in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #37 in 2016, Maja #54 in 2009.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eva #69, Maja #247.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024

    Eva held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maja in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #8 in 2009, Maja #106 in 2011.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Eva #42, Maja #253.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Eva

Pairs where Eva shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Maja

Pairs where Maja shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Eva, Maja
FieldEvaMaja
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA form of Eve used across many languages, from the Hebrew root 'hawa'.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈeh.vah/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #22 (2025)Norway · Girls #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Eva has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Maja does not have one recorded yet.
  • Eva and Maja both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Eva; Maja doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Eva

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #8 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #58 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Maja

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #468 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls