Leia vs Mahima
Leia and Mahimacompared 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, Leia was ranked #377 and Mahima #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Leia and Mahima over time
Leia and Mahima appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Leia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mahima in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mahima reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leia 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
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Leia held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mahima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Leia #272 in 2022, Mahima #485 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Leia #377, Mahima #5891.
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 | Leia | Mahima |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leia has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Mahima.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Leia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1999–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Mahima
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3174 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #485 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls