Josephine vs Mina
Josephine and Minacompared 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, Josephine was ranked #241 and Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Josephine was ranked #267 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Josephine was ranked #295 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Josephine was ranked #441 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Josephine and Mina over time
Josephine and Mina appear together in 3 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Josephine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mina in 1.
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.
Josephine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mina in 1. 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
Josephine and Mina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2025, ending at #241 and #65.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Josephine fell — from #171 and #1522 in 1996 to #267 and #493 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Josephine and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1951 to 2025, ending at #241 and #65.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1951–2025
Josephine held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mina in 54.
Highest recorded here: Josephine #238 in 2022, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order changed in 1974: Mina moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #417 and #456; by 1974 that had become #607 and #323.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Josephine #241, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Josephine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Josephine #168 in 1997, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Josephine #267, Mina #493.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Josephine held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Josephine #325 in 2011, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Josephine #441, Mina #898.
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 | Josephine | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #241 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josephine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Mina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Josephine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #367 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #241 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls