Fatemeh vs Maia
Fatemeh and Maiacompared 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 2004, Fatemeh was ranked #448 and Maia #151 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Fatemeh was ranked #5765 and Maia #224 among girls in England and Wales.
Fatemeh and Maia over time
Fatemeh and Maia appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Maia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fatemeh 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.
Fatemeh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maia 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fatemeh and Maia changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1979 and 2004, ending at #448 and #151.
List by list
Norway · Girls12 shared years, 1979–2004
Fatemeh held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maia in 8.
Highest recorded here: Fatemeh #358 in 1995, Maia #151 in 2004.
The order changed in 1993: Maia moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #547 and #659; by 1993 that had become #631 and #325.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Fatemeh #448, Maia #151.
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 | Fatemeh | Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A genuinely multi-origin name rather than one shared etymology. In Maori, maia (usually written with a macron, maia) is an adjective/noun meaning 'brave, bold, confident' — Te Aka also separately lists Maia as an alternate name for Waiti, a star in the Pleiades cluster. In Greek and Roman mythology, Maia was the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother of Hermes by Zeus, with a proposed meaning of 'good mother', possibly a nursery-form of the word for 'mother'. It is also used as a form of Maria in Estonian and Basque. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmai̯a/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5765 (2017) | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maia has a recorded origin (Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque); Fatemeh does not have one recorded yet.
- Fatemeh has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maia.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Fatemeh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fatemeh
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #389 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2004
Highest recorded position: #336 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1947–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls
Maia
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #584 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1999–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls