Mette vs Mona
Mette 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 2012, Mette was ranked #542 and Mona #251 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Mette was ranked #5201 and Mona #1502 among girls in England and Wales.
Mette and Mona over time
Mette and Mona appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Mona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mette 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.
Mette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mona 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 1990, Mona moved ahead of Mette in Norway · Girls — #97 and #98 the year before became #95 and #84.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mette and Mona changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2012, ending at #542 and #251.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mette and Mona averaged 57.6 places apart, ending at #542 and #251.
- Longest-running competitions
Mette and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 65 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #542 and #251.
List by list
Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1945–2012
Mette held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mona in 51.
Highest recorded here: Mette #11 in 1963, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order changed in 1990: Mona moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #97 and #98; by 1990 that had become #95 and #84.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Mette #542, Mona #251.
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 | Mette | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #542 (2012) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mette and Mona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mette
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #57 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
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