Maja vs Mina
Maja and Minacompared 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 Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #243 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #244 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #425 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Maja and Mina over time
Maja and Mina appear together in 3 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mina 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, Mina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maja and Mina changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 2025, ending at #27 and #65.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja and Mina averaged 57.7 places apart, ending at #27 and #65.
- Longest-running competitions
Maja and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1962 to 2025, ending at #27 and #65.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Maja #16 in 2009, Mina #20 in 2007.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1962–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Mina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Mina in 9.
Highest recorded here: Maja #128 in 2011, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order changed in 2005: Maja moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1012 and #948; by 2005 that had become #951 and #990.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #425, Mina #493.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maja #57 in 2011, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #243, Mina #898.
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 | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maja and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls