Maia vs Rasa

Maia and Rasacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Maia was ranked #238 and Rasa #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1992, Maia was ranked #413 and Rasa #619 among girls in Norway.

Maia and Rasa over time

Maia and Rasa appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Rasa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maia 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.

Rasa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maia 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.

List by list

Norway · Girls9 shared years, 1979–1992
Maia held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rasa in 8.
Highest recorded here: Maia #413 in 1992, Rasa #295 in 1989.
The order changed in 1992: Maia moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #659 and #568; by 1992 that had become #413 and #619.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Maia #413, Rasa #619.

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 Maia

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

Maia vs Hedvig
Maia and Hedvig changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1979 and 2025, ending at #131 and #19.
Maia · Hedvig · 42 shared years, 1979–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Charlotte vs Maia
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #1 in 2006, Maia #15 in 2005.
Charlotte · Maia · 25 shared years, 1999–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2006 New Zealand ranking
Ella vs Maia
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ella #1 in 2007, Maia #15 in 2005.
Ella · Maia · 25 shared years, 1999–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2007 New Zealand ranking
Emma vs Maia
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Emma #1 in 2003, Maia #15 in 2005.
Emma · Maia · 25 shared years, 1999–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maia, Rasa
Field	Maia	Rasa
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	A genuinely multi-origin name rather than one shared etymology. In Maori, maia (usually written with a macron, maia) is an adjective/noun meaning 'brave, bold, confident' — Te Aka also separately lists Maia as an alternate name for Waiti, a star in the Pleiades cluster. In Greek and Roman mythology, Maia was the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother of Hermes by Zeus, with a proposed meaning of 'good mother', possibly a nursery-form of the word for 'mother'. It is also used as a form of Maria in Estonian and Basque.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈmai̯a/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #131 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	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

Maia has a recorded origin (Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque); Rasa does not have one recorded yet.
Maia has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rasa.
A meaning is recorded for Maia; Rasa doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Maia

Popularity journey

First recorded1979
First recorded at #584 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1999–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Rasa

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #534 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #5691 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Girls