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Maja vs Tonje

Maja and Tonjecompared 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 2021, Maja was ranked #28 and Tonje #455 among girls in Norway.

Maja and Tonje over time

Maja and Tonje appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Tonje 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.

Tonje 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 took the other's place near the top

    In Norway · Girls, Maja moved into the top 50 at #45 in 2000 as Tonje fell out of it to #57, having been #50 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2000, Maja moved ahead of Tonje in Norway · Girls — #61 and #50 the year before became #45 and #57.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Tonje fell — from #444 and #290 in 1960 to #28 and #455 in 2021.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Maja and Tonje were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1960 to 2021, ending at #28 and #455.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1960–2021

    Maja held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Tonje in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Tonje #15 in 1994.

    The order changed in 2000: Maja moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #61 and #50; by 2000 that had become #45 and #57.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Maja #28, Tonje #455.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Maja

Pairs where Maja shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Tonje

Pairs where Tonje shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maja, Tonje
FieldMajaTonje
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #27 (2025)Norway · Girls #455 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maja and Tonje both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Maja

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1960–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #468 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tonje

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #397 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2021

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1949–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #455 among girls in Norway, in 2021.

    Norway · Girls