Kristine vs Maya
Kristine and Mayacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kristine was ranked #5891 and Maya #15 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Kristine was ranked #937 and Maya #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Kristine was ranked #244 and Maya #86 among girls in Norway.
Kristine and Maya over time
Kristine and Maya appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 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.
Kristine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maya 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Maya moved ahead of Kristine in Norway · Girls — #70 and #83 the year before became #82 and #77.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Maya rose about as far as Kristine fell — from #2350 and #259 in 1996 to #5891 and #15 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Kristine and Maya were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1961 to 2025, ending at #244 and #86.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1961–2025
Kristine held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Maya in 16.
Highest recorded here: Kristine #5 in 1992, Maya #66 in 2016.
The order changed in 2010: Maya moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #70 and #83; by 2010 that had become #82 and #77.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kristine #244, Maya #86.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Kristine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maya in 22.
Highest recorded here: Kristine #2191 in 2003, Maya #15 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kristine #5891, Maya #15.
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 | Kristine | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #244 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #28 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kristine has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kristine
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #160 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 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #244 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #28 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls