Kristin vs Mona
Kristin and Monacompared 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, Kristin was ranked #251 and Mona #413 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Kristin was ranked #635 and Mona #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Kristin was ranked #5687 and Mona #2504 among girls in England and Wales.
Kristin and Mona over time
Kristin and Mona appear together in 2 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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
Kristin and Mona changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #251 and #413.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Kristin and Mona averaged 48.9 places apart, ending at #251 and #413.
- Longest-running competitions
Kristin and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #251 and #413.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Kristin held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Mona in 22.
Highest recorded here: Kristin #5 in 1977, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order changed in 2024: Kristin moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #363 and #315; by 2024 that had become #281 and #346.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kristin #251, Mona #413.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2023
Kristin held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mona in 17.
Highest recorded here: Kristin #1122 in 1998, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order changed in 2002: Mona moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1520 and #2023; by 2002 that had become #2868 and #1442.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kristin #5687, Mona #2504.
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 | Kristin | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #251 (2025) | Norway · Girls #413 (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
- Kristin and Mona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kristin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #130 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #251 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls