Maia vs Viktorija
Maia and Viktorijacompared 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, Maia was ranked #157 and Viktorija #575 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Maia was ranked #158 and Viktorija #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maia was ranked #190 and Viktorija #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Maia and Viktorija over time
Maia and Viktorija appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Maia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Viktorija 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.
Viktorija reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maia in 1. 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 26 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maia rose about as far as Viktorija fell — from #588 and #305 in 1982 to #157 and #575 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1982–2016
Maia held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Viktorija in 10.
Highest recorded here: Maia #119 in 2011, Viktorija #223 in 1988.
The order changed in 1995: Maia moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #365 and #259; by 1995 that had become #259 and #558.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Maia #157, Viktorija #575.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2001–2024
Maia held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Viktorija in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maia #176 in 2001, Viktorija #1148 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maia #190, Viktorija #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2006–2017
Maia held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Viktorija in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maia #118 in 2015, Viktorija #465 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Maia #158, Viktorija #873.
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 | Maia | Viktorija |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maia has a recorded origin (Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque); Viktorija does not have one recorded yet.
- Maia has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Viktorija.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Viktorija doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Viktorija
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #551 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #223 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls