Maja vs Mia
Maja and Miacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maja was ranked #247 and Mia #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #425 and Mia #14 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #253 and Mia #20 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Maja was ranked #27 and Mia #21 among girls in Norway.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #244 and Mia #26 among girls in Scotland.
Maja and Mia over time
Maja and Mia appear together in 4 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Mia held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Maja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Mia 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maja and Mia changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2025, ending at #27 and #21.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja and Mia averaged 38.2 places apart, ending at #27 and #21.
- Longest-running competitions
Maja and Mia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #27 and #21.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Maja #16 in 2009, Mia #8 in 2011.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1960–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mia in 45.
Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Mia #8 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Mia #21.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mia in 29.
Highest recorded here: Maja #128 in 2011, Mia #5 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #425, Mia #14.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mia in 22.
Highest recorded here: Maja #54 in 2009, Mia #6 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #247, Mia #11.
Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mia in 18.
Highest recorded here: Maja #106 in 2011, Mia #14 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #253, Mia #20.
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 | Mia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Directly a diminutive of Maria. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Scandinavian/Italian, via Maria |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmiːə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mia has a recorded origin (Scandinavian/Italian, via Maria); Maja does not have one recorded yet.
- Maja has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mia.
- A meaning is recorded for Mia; Maja doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Mia
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #357 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls