Melina vs Wilma
Melina and Wilmacompared 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, Melina was ranked #234 and Wilma #117 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Melina was ranked #719 and Wilma #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Melina and Wilma over time
Melina and Wilma appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 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.
Melina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Wilma 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2014, Wilma moved ahead of Melina in Norway · Girls — #192 and #194 the year before became #227 and #186.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Melina and Wilma changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1998 and 2025, ending at #234 and #117.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1998–2025
Melina held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Wilma in 20.
Highest recorded here: Melina #156 in 2015, Wilma #109 in 2024.
The order changed in 2014: Wilma moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #192 and #194; by 2014 that had become #227 and #186.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Melina #234, Wilma #117.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2001–2025
Melina held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Wilma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Melina #655 in 2022, Wilma #2278 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Melina #719, Wilma #2278.
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 | Melina | Wilma |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #234 (2025) | Norway · Girls #117 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Melina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Wilma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Melina
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Wilma
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls