Lois vs Mina
Lois 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Lois was ranked #295 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Lois was ranked #460 and Mina #408 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Lois was ranked #556 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Lois and Mina over time
Lois and Mina appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Lois held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mina in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Lois and Mina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #460 and #408.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Lois held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Lois #109 in 2008, Mina #408 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Mina moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #374 and #493; by 2025 that had become #460 and #408.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lois #460, Mina #408.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2024
Lois held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lois #474 in 2018, Mina #651 in 2017.
The order changed in 2018: Lois moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #734 and #651; by 2018 that had become #474 and #896.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lois #556, Mina #898.
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 | Lois | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #460 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lois has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Lois
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #82 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1957
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1957).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls