Kaja vs Lotte
Kaja and Lottecompared 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, Kaja was ranked #57 and Lotte #79 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Kaja was ranked #1809 and Lotte #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Kaja and Lotte over time
Kaja and Lotte appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Kaja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lotte 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Kaja and Lotte changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #1809 and #5927.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Kaja rose about as far as Lotte fell — from #3824 and #3174 in 1997 to #1809 and #5927 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Kaja and Lotte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 63 years, from 1956 to 2025, ending at #57 and #79.
List by list
Norway · Girls63 shared years, 1956–2025
Kaja held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Lotte in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #41 in 2006, Lotte #73 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaja #57, Lotte #79.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2025
Kaja held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Lotte in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #657 in 2018, Lotte #1472 in 2003.
The order changed in 2008: Kaja moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #2233 and #1741; by 2008 that had become #1447 and #1914.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaja #1809, Lotte #5927.
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 | Kaja | Lotte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #57 (2025) | Norway · Girls #79 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kaja and Lotte both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kaja
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lotte
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #449 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls