Maja vs Roise
Maja and Roisecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #253 and Roise #97 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Maja was ranked #122 and Roise #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Maja was ranked #362 and Roise #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Maja and Roise over time
Maja and Roise appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Roise 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 Roise changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2006 and 2024, ending at #253 and #97.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Roise in 13.
Highest recorded here: Maja #106 in 2011, Roise #79 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #253, Roise #97.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2003–2017
Maja held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Roise in 2.
Highest recorded here: Maja #54 in 2009, Roise #189 in 2017.
The order changed in 2006: Maja moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #677 and #340; by 2006 that had become #220 and #367.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Maja #122, Roise #189.
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 | Roise |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #97 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maja and Roise both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Roise
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #533 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #97 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls