Linda vs Mona
Linda 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 2024, Linda was ranked #376 and Mona #346 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Linda was ranked #718 and Mona #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Linda was ranked #1406 and Mona #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Linda and Mona over time
Linda and Mona appear together in 3 published lists, across 134 years of shared records. Linda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mona in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Linda in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Linda and Mona changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #3318.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 79 shared years in Norway · Girls, Linda and Mona averaged 50.1 places apart, ending at #376 and #346.
- Longest-running competitions
Linda and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 79 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #376 and #346.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Linda #15 in 1972, Mona #282 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Girls79 shared years, 1945–2024
Linda held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Mona in 42.
Highest recorded here: Linda #1 in 1975, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Linda #376, Mona #346.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Linda held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Mona in 2.
Highest recorded here: Linda #638 in 1997, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Linda #1406, Mona #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1965–2025
Linda held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Linda #15 in 1972, Mona #282 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Linda #718, Mona #718.
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 | Linda | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Linda and Mona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Linda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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