Maja vs Solrun
Maja and Solruncompared 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 2001, Maja was ranked #50 and Solrun #557 among girls in Norway.
Maja and Solrun over time
Maja and Solrun appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Solrun 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.
Solrun 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1962–2001
Maja held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Solrun in 6.
Highest recorded here: Maja #50 in 2001, Solrun #303 in 1966.
The order changed in 1975: Maja moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #441 and #375; by 1975 that had become #275 and #624.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Maja #50, Solrun #557.
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 | Solrun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) | Norway · Girls #557 (2001) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maja and Solrun both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Solrun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #281 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2001
Highest recorded position: #240 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2001).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #557 among girls in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Girls