Maya vs Naima
Maya and Naimacompared 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, Maya was ranked #15 and Naima #1743 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maya was ranked #40 and Naima #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2010, Maya was ranked #77 and Naima #500 among girls in Norway.
Maya and Naima over time
Maya and Naima appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Maya held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Naima 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.
Naima 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
Maya and Naima changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2010, ending at #77 and #500.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Maya rose about as far as Naima fell — from #259 and #1005 in 1996 to #15 and #1743 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Maya and Naima were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1966 to 2010, ending at #77 and #500.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1966–2010
Maya held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Naima in 6.
Highest recorded here: Maya #77 in 2010, Naima #340 in 1995.
The order changed in 1983: Maya moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #500 and #342; by 1983 that had become #452 and #455.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Maya #77, Naima #500.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maya held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Naima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maya #15 in 2024, Naima #545 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maya #15, Naima #1743.
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 | Maya | Naima |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maya has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Naima.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Naima
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2010
Highest recorded position: #340 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1958–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls