Mai vs Vivi
Mai and Vivicompared 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 2010, Mai was ranked #495 and Vivi #614 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Mai was ranked #2346 and Vivi #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Mai and Vivi over time
Mai and Vivi appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Mai held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vivi 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1970, Mai moved ahead of Vivi in Norway · Girls — #203 and #170 the year before became #169 and #193.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mai and Vivi changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2010, ending at #495 and #614.
- Longest-running competitions
Mai and Vivi were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 49 years, from 1945 to 2010, ending at #495 and #614.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Mai #94 in 1961, Vivi #127 in 1960.
List by list
Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1945–2010
Mai held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Vivi in 10.
Highest recorded here: Mai #94 in 1961, Vivi #127 in 1960.
The order changed in 1970: Mai moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #203 and #170; by 1970 that had become #169 and #193.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Mai #495, Vivi #614.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2007–2023
Mai held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Vivi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mai #845 in 2008, Vivi #3533 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Mai #2346, Vivi #4056.
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 | Mai | Vivi |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mai has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Vivi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #182 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: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Vivi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #169 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2010
Highest recorded position: #127 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls