Maja vs Winnie

Maja and Winniecompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #425 and Winnie #142 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #253 and Winnie #169 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maja was ranked #244 and Winnie #215 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maja was ranked #247 and Winnie #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Maja and Winnie over time

Maja and Winnie appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Winnie 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.

Maja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Winnie 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

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maja held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Winnie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Maja #128 in 2011, Winnie #142 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maja #425, Winnie #142.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2003–2025
Maja held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Winnie in 2.
Highest recorded here: Maja #54 in 2009, Winnie #372 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Maja moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #677 and #576; by 2006 that had become #220 and #764.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maja #247, Winnie #608.

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.

Eva vs Maja
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Eva fell — from #13 and #444 in 1960 to #22 and #27 in 2025.
Eva · Maja · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Line vs Maja
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Line fell — from #149 and #444 in 1960 to #357 and #27 in 2025.
Line · Maja · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Maja vs Åse
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Åse fell — from #444 and #39 in 1960 to #27 and #93 in 2025.
Maja · Åse · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Stine vs Maja
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Stine fell — from #215 and #444 in 1960 to #384 and #27 in 2025.
Stine · Maja · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maja, Winnie
Field	Maja	Winnie
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, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #27 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Maja and Winnie both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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

Winnie

Popularity journey

First recorded1983
First recorded at #438 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #142 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls