Justyna vs Maja
Justyna 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 1998, Justyna was ranked #613 and Maja #65 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Justyna was ranked #876 and Maja #73 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Justyna was ranked #3609 and Maja #183 among girls in England and Wales.
Justyna and Maja over time
Justyna and Maja appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Justyna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Justyna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maja 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
Justyna and Maja changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 1998, ending at #613 and #65.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Justyna #2392 in 2010, Maja #128 in 2011.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1970–1998
Justyna held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Maja in 21.
Highest recorded here: Justyna #126 in 1986, Maja #65 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Justyna #613, Maja #65.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2005–2016
Justyna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maja in 12.
Highest recorded here: Justyna #2392 in 2010, Maja #128 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Justyna #3609, Maja #183.
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 | Justyna | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3609 (2016) | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Justyna has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Justyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #599 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1998
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1970–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #3609 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · 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