Mathilde vs Maya
Mathilde and Mayacompared 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, Mathilde was ranked #1894 and Maya #15 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Mathilde was ranked #34 and Maya #86 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Mathilde was ranked #893 and Maya #89 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Mathilde and Maya over time
Mathilde and Maya appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 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.
Mathilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maya 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
Mathilde and Maya changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2025, ending at #34 and #86.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathilde and Maya were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #34 and #86.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1969–2025
Mathilde held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Maya in 8.
Highest recorded here: Mathilde #20 in 2012, Maya #66 in 2016.
The order changed in 1987: Mathilde moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #450 and #373; by 1987 that had become #356 and #537.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathilde #34, Maya #86.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mathilde held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maya in 29.
Highest recorded here: Mathilde #851 in 2005, Maya #15 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mathilde #1894, Maya #15.
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 | Mathilde | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (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
- Mathilde has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mathilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #363 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 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls