Lotta vs Maud
Lotta and Maudcompared 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, Lotta was ranked #160 and Maud #161 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lotta was ranked #4192 and Maud #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Lotta and Maud over time
Lotta and Maud appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lotta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maud 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lotta and Maud changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2004 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #2574.
- Longest-running competitions
Lotta and Maud were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #160 and #161.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1966–2025
Lotta held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Maud in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #132 in 2012, Maud #161 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lotta #160, Maud #161.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Lotta held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maud in 10.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #2150 in 2011, Maud #2058 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lotta #4192, Maud #2574.
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 | Lotta | Maud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #160 (2025) | Norway · Girls #161 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lotta has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maud.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lotta
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #526 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maud
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #288 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: #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls