Kamila vs Maia
Kamila and Maiacompared 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 2023, Kamila was ranked #516 and Maia #124 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Kamila was ranked #559 and Maia #150 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kamila was ranked #790 and Maia #164 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kamila was ranked #1230 and Maia #190 among girls in England and Wales.
Kamila and Maia over time
Kamila and Maia appear together in 3 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Maia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kamila 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.
Kamila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maia 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 33 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maia rose about as far as Kamila fell — from #302 and #584 in 1979 to #516 and #124 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Kamila and Maia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1979 to 2023, ending at #516 and #124.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1979–2023
Kamila held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Maia in 22.
Highest recorded here: Kamila #177 in 1983, Maia #95 in 2020.
The order changed in 1995: Maia moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #323 and #365; by 1995 that had become #364 and #259.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kamila #516, Maia #124.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Kamila held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maia in 28.
Highest recorded here: Kamila #841 in 2011, Maia #176 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kamila #1230, Maia #190.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2002–2022
Kamila held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maia in 15.
Highest recorded here: Kamila #319 in 2010, Maia #118 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kamila #559, Maia #150.
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 | Kamila | Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A genuinely multi-origin name rather than one shared etymology. In Maori, maia (usually written with a macron, maia) is an adjective/noun meaning 'brave, bold, confident' — Te Aka also separately lists Maia as an alternate name for Waiti, a star in the Pleiades cluster. In Greek and Roman mythology, Maia was the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother of Hermes by Zeus, with a proposed meaning of 'good mother', possibly a nursery-form of the word for 'mother'. It is also used as a form of Maria in Estonian and Basque. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmai̯a/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maia has a recorded origin (Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque); Kamila does not have one recorded yet.
- Kamila has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maia.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Kamila doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kamila
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2023
Highest recorded position: #176 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1970–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Maia
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #584 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1999–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls