Maja vs Victoria
Maja and Victoriacompared 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 Victoria #80 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Maja was ranked #468 and Victoria #160 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maja was ranked #247 and Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Maja was ranked #354 and Victoria #183 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #244 and Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.
Maja and Victoria over time
Maja and Victoria appear together in 4 published lists, across 130 years of shared records. Victoria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maja in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Victoria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maja and Victoria changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2025, ending at #27 and #80.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja and Victoria averaged 41.5 places apart, ending at #27 and #80.
- Longest-running competitions
Maja and Victoria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #468 and #160.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Maja #54 in 2009, Victoria #77 in 2007.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1960–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Victoria in 29.
Highest recorded here: Maja #16 in 2009, Victoria #15 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #27, Victoria #80.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victoria in 30.
Highest recorded here: Maja #128 in 2011, Victoria #34 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #468, Victoria #160.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Victoria in 14.
Highest recorded here: Maja #54 in 2009, Victoria #77 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #247, Victoria #166.
Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2006–2022
Maja held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Victoria in 14.
Highest recorded here: Maja #106 in 2011, Victoria #69 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Maja #354, Victoria #183.
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 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) | Norway · Girls #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #468 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Victoria
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #383 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: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls