Line vs Maja
Line and Majacompared 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 2025, Line was ranked #357 and Maja #27 among girls in Norway.
Line and Maja over time
Line and Maja appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Line held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maja 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.
Line reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maja 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 1998, Maja moved ahead of Line in Norway · Girls — #65 and #85 the year before became #90 and #65.
- Mirrored each other
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Line fell — from #149 and #444 in 1960 to #357 and #27 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Line and Maja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #357 and #27.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1960–2025
Line held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Maja in 28.
Highest recorded here: Line #10 in 1975, Maja #16 in 2009.
The order changed in 1998: Maja moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #65 and #85; by 1998 that had become #90 and #65.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Line #357, Maja #27.
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 | Line | Maja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #357 (2025) | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Line and Maja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Line
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #418 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #357 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maja
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls