Mathilda vs Mina
Mathilda and Minacompared 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, Mathilda was ranked #360 and Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mathilda was ranked #1491 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Mathilda was ranked #695 and Mina #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Mathilda and Mina over time
Mathilda and Mina appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Mathilda and Mina changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1491 and #493.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathilda held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mina in 14.
Highest recorded here: Mathilda #544 in 2007, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order changed in 2016: Mina moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #745 and #787; by 2016 that had become #938 and #681.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathilda #1491, Mina #493.
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2025
Mathilda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mina in 24.
Highest recorded here: Mathilda #256 in 2014, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathilda #360, Mina #65.
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 | Mathilda | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #360 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathilda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mathilda
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #360 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls