Lotta vs Najma
Lotta and Najmacompared 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 2016, Lotta was ranked #153 and Najma #566 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lotta was ranked #4192 and Najma #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Lotta and Najma over time
Lotta and Najma appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 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.
Najma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lotta 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 Najma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2016, ending at #153 and #566.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1989–2016
Lotta held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Najma in 3.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #132 in 2012, Najma #318 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Lotta #153, Najma #566.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Lotta held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Najma in 17.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #2150 in 2011, Najma #618 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lotta #4192, Najma #2253.
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 | Najma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #160 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lotta and Najma both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Najma
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #636 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2016
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1989–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls