Maryam vs Muna
Maryam and Munacompared 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, Maryam was ranked #57 and Muna #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2021, Maryam was ranked #191 and Muna #487 among girls in Norway.
Maryam and Muna over time
Maryam and Muna appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Maryam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Muna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Muna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maryam 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Maryam and Muna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1969 to 2021, ending at #191 and #487.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1969–2021
Maryam held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Muna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maryam #189 in 2017, Muna #279 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Maryam #191, Muna #487.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maryam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Muna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maryam #57 in 2024, Muna #645 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maryam #57, Muna #2411.
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 | Maryam | Muna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #65 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maryam and Muna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Maryam
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #414 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #57 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Muna
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #279 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls