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, 1945–1974
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.
- Heidi vs Mina
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #188 and #350 in 1945 to #437 and #65 in 2025.
Heidi · Mina · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kristin vs Mina
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #130 and #350 in 1945 to #251 and #65 in 2025.
Kristin · Mina · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kristine vs Mina
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Kristine fell — from #160 and #350 in 1945 to #244 and #65 in 2025.
Kristine · Mina · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Solveig vs Mina
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #14 and #350 in 1945 to #28 and #65 in 2025.
Solveig · Mina · 69 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Lajla | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #560 (1974) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Highest recorded1945–1974
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1974).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #560 among girls in Norway, in 1974.
Norway · Girls
Mina
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls