Kaisa vs Milla
Kaisa and Millacompared 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, Kaisa was ranked #243 and Milla #284 among girls in Norway.
Kaisa and Milla over time
Kaisa and Milla appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Milla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaisa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kaisa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Milla 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
Kaisa and Milla changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1992 and 2025, ending at #243 and #284.
- Longest-running competitions
Kaisa and Milla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #243 and #284.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1992–2025
Kaisa held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Milla in 21.
Highest recorded here: Kaisa #147 in 2004, Milla #49 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaisa #243, Milla #284.
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 | Kaisa | Milla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #243 (2025) | Norway · Girls #284 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kaisa and Milla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kaisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #612 among girls in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #147 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1976–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #243 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Milla
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #666 among girls in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #284 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls