Maya vs Thuy
Maya and Thuycompared 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 2006, Maya was ranked #79 and Thuy #4157 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2003, Maya was ranked #120 and Thuy #617 among girls in Norway.
Maya and Thuy over time
Maya and Thuy appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Maya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thuy 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.
Thuy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Thuy changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2003, ending at #120 and #617.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maya rose about as far as Thuy fell — from #484 and #378 in 1964 to #120 and #617 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1964–2003
Maya held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Thuy in 14.
Highest recorded here: Maya #120 in 2003, Thuy #266 in 1970.
The order changed in 1984: Maya moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #452 and #403; by 1984 that had become #474 and #583.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Maya #120, Thuy #617.
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 | Thuy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4157 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maya and Thuy both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Thuy
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–2003
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1962–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006.
England and Wales · Girls