June vs Maja
June 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, June was ranked #242 and Maja #27 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, June was ranked #544 and Maja #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, June was ranked #776 and Maja #425 among girls in England and Wales.
June and Maja over time
June and Maja appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, June 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.
Maja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, June 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1985, Maja moved ahead of June in Norway · Girls — #109 and #170 the year before became #141 and #131.
- Longest-running competitions
June and Maja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #242 and #27.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1960–2025
June held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Maja in 41.
Highest recorded here: June #104 in 1980, Maja #16 in 2009.
The order changed in 1985: Maja moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #109 and #170; by 1985 that had become #141 and #131.
Most recent shared year, 2025: June #242, Maja #27.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
June held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maja in 28.
Highest recorded here: June #776 in 2024, Maja #128 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: June #776, Maja #425.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2012–2025
June held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maja in 12.
Highest recorded here: June #342 in 2024, Maja #60 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: June #544, Maja #247.
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 | June | Maja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #242 (2025) | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- June and Maja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
June
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1953
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1953).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #242 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maja
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls