Fatma vs Maia
Fatma 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 2014, Fatma was ranked #555 and Maia #179 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Fatma was ranked #1819 and Maia #190 among girls in England and Wales.
Fatma and Maia over time
Fatma and Maia appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Maia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fatma 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.
Fatma 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Maia rose about as far as Fatma fell — from #891 and #753 in 1996 to #1819 and #190 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Fatma #627 in 2001, Maia #176 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fatma held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maia in 29.
Highest recorded here: Fatma #627 in 2001, Maia #176 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fatma #1819, Maia #190.
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1979–2014
Fatma held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Maia in 16.
Highest recorded here: Fatma #309 in 1982, Maia #119 in 2011.
The order changed in 1996: Maia moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #355 and #365; by 1996 that had become #634 and #240.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Fatma #555, Maia #179.
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 | Fatma | 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 | 2 | 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 #1819 (2024) | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 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); Fatma does not have one recorded yet.
- Fatma has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maia.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Fatma doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
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 #131 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls