Madeline vs Maja

Madeline 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.

Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Madeline was ranked #333 and Maja #244 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Madeline was ranked #544 and Maja #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Madeline was ranked #337 and Maja #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Madeline was ranked #305 and Maja #425 among girls in England and Wales.

Madeline and Maja over time

Madeline and Maja appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Madeline 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.

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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Madeline held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maja in 15.
Highest recorded here: Madeline #110 in 2003, Maja #128 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Madeline #305, Maja #425.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2003–2025
Madeline held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maja in 20.
Highest recorded here: Madeline #316 in 2016, Maja #54 in 2009.
The order changed in 2006: Maja moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #439 and #655; by 2006 that had become #764 and #220.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Madeline #544, Maja #247.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2007–2024
Madeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maja in 8.
Highest recorded here: Madeline #309 in 2009, Maja #113 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Madeline #337, Maja #253.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Maja

Pairs where Maja shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Eva vs Maja
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Eva fell — from #13 and #444 in 1960 to #22 and #27 in 2025.
Eva · Maja · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Line vs Maja
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.
Line · Maja · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Maja vs Åse
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Åse fell — from #444 and #39 in 1960 to #27 and #93 in 2025.
Maja · Åse · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Stine vs Maja
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Stine fell — from #215 and #444 in 1960 to #384 and #27 in 2025.
Stine · Maja · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Madeline, Maja
Field	Madeline	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	Not yet recorded
Syllables	4	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)	Norway · Girls #27 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Madeline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Maja.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Madeline

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #140 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2019
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1997 (recorded 1992–2019).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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