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Maja vs Åse

Maja and Åsecompared 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 2025, Maja was ranked #27 and Åse #93 among girls in Norway.

Maja and Åse over time

Maja and Åse appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åse 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.

Åse reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maja 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1985, Maja moved ahead of Åse in Norway · Girls — #170 and #140 the year before became #131 and #170.

  • Mirrored each other

    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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Maja and Åse were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #27 and #93.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1960–2025

    Maja held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Åse in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Åse #38 in 1962.

    The order changed in 1985: Maja moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #170 and #140; by 1985 that had become #131 and #170.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Åse #93.

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.

Other comparisons involving Åse

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maja, Åse
FieldMajaÅse
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #27 (2025)Norway · Girls #93 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maja has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åse.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Maja

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1960–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #468 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Åse

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #25 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls