Maja vs Stine
Maja and Stinecompared 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 Stine #384 among girls in Norway.
Maja and Stine over time
Maja and Stine appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Stine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maja 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.
Stine 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2003, Maja moved ahead of Stine in Norway · Girls — #48 and #30 the year before became #28 and #45.
- Mirrored each other
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Stine fell — from #444 and #215 in 1960 to #27 and #384 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Maja and Stine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #27 and #384.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1960–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Stine in 38.
Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Stine #3 in 1986.
The order changed in 2003: Maja moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #48 and #30; by 2003 that had become #28 and #45.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Stine #384.
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 | Stine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #384 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maja and Stine 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
Stine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #312 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #384 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls