Maja vs Melina
Maja and Melinacompared 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 Melina #234 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maja was ranked #247 and Melina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #425 and Melina #696 among girls in England and Wales.
Maja and Melina over time
Maja and Melina appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Melina 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.
Maja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Melina 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Maja and Melina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #27 and #234.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1981–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Melina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Melina #156 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Melina #234.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Melina in 4.
Highest recorded here: Maja #128 in 2011, Melina #655 in 2022.
The order changed in 2002: Maja moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1359 and #1107; by 2002 that had become #1245 and #1658.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #425, Melina #696.
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 | Maja | Melina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) | Norway · Girls #234 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Melina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Maja
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Melina
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #234 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls