May vs Mona
May 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, May was ranked #481 and Mona #413 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, May was ranked #610 and Mona #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, May was ranked #718 and Mona #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
May and Mona over time
May and Mona appear together in 3 published lists, across 124 years of shared records. May held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mona in 1.
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.
May reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mona 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
May and Mona changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #481 and #413.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 80 shared years in Norway · Girls, May and Mona averaged 58.0 places apart, ending at #481 and #413.
- Longest-running competitions
May and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #481 and #413.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — May #325 in 2007, Mona #1065 in 2008.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
May held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mona in 66.
Highest recorded here: May #24 in 1956, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order changed in 2015: Mona moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #339 and #363; by 2015 that had become #466 and #398.
Most recent shared year, 2025: May #481, Mona #413.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
May held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: May #325 in 2007, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: May #610, Mona #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1971–2025
May held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mona in 1.
Highest recorded here: May #289 in 2017, Mona #417 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: May #718, 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 | May | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #481 (2025) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- May has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
May
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #43 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: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #481 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