Kaja vs Maren
Kaja and Marencompared 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 Maren #199 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Kaja was ranked #1809 and Maren #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Kaja and Maren over time
Kaja and Maren appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2012, Kaja moved ahead of Maren in Norway · Girls — #78 and #73 the year before became #75 and #77.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kaja and Maren changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2025, ending at #57 and #199.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Kaja and Maren averaged 56.9 places apart, ending at #57 and #199.
- Longest-running competitions
Kaja and Maren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #57 and #199.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1946–2025
Kaja held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Maren in 47.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #41 in 2006, Maren #21 in 1995.
The order changed in 2012: Kaja moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #78 and #73; by 2012 that had become #75 and #77.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaja #57, Maren #199.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2025
Kaja held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maren in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #657 in 2018, Maren #2927 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaja #1809, Maren #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 | Maren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #199 (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 Maren 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
Maren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls