Maria vs Mona
Maria and Monacompared 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, Maria was ranked #62 and Mona #413 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maria was ranked #74 and Mona #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maria was ranked #91 and Mona #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Maria and Mona over time
Maria and Mona appear together in 3 published lists, across 137 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mona 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.
Mona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maria in 1. 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 1977, Maria moved ahead of Mona in Norway · Girls — #22 and #17 the year before became #7 and #26.
- Longest-running competitions
Maria and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #62 and #413.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Maria #24 in 1968, Mona #282 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Maria held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Mona in 32.
Highest recorded here: Maria #3 in 1982, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order changed in 1977: Maria moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #22 and #17; by 1977 that had become #7 and #26.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maria #62, Mona #413.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maria held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maria #66 in 2018, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maria #91, Mona #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1965–2025
Maria held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maria #24 in 1968, Mona #282 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maria #74, Mona #718.
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 | Maria | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Mona does not have one recorded yet.
- Maria and Mona both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Mona doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls