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Lajla vs Mina

Lajla and Minacompared 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 1974, Lajla was ranked #560 and Mina #323 among girls in Norway.

Lajla and Mina over time

Lajla and Mina appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Lajla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mina 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.

Lajla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mina 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls10 shared years, 19451974

    Lajla held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mina in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Lajla #248 in 1945, Mina #317 in 1965.

    The order changed in 1974: Mina moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #467 and #471; by 1974 that had become #560 and #323.

    Most recent shared year, 1974: Lajla #560, Mina #323.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Mina

Pairs where Mina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lajla, Mina
FieldLajlaMina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #560 (1974)Norway · Girls #65 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lajla and Mina both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Lajla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #248 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–1974

    Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1974).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1974

    Most recently recorded at #560 among girls in Norway, in 1974.

    Norway · Girls

Mina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls