Mads vs Minh
Mads and Minhcompared 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 · Boys
In 2012, Mads was ranked #134 and Minh #555 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Mads was ranked #4991 and Minh #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Mads and Minh over time
Mads and Minh appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Mads held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Minh 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.
Minh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mads 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 36 shared years in Norway · Boys, Mads rose about as far as Minh fell — from #403 and #345 in 1956 to #134 and #555 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Mads and Minh were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1956 to 2012, ending at #134 and #555.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1956–2012
Mads held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Minh in 2.
Highest recorded here: Mads #46 in 1988, Minh #310 in 1960.
The order changed in 1966: Mads moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #487 and #455; by 1966 that had become #230 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Mads #134, Minh #555.
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 | Mads | Minh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #285 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mads and Minh both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mads
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #288 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #285 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Minh
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2012
Highest recorded position: #310 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1956–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls