Mia vs Ågot
Mia and Ågotcompared 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 1988, Mia was ranked #91 and Ågot #700 among girls in Norway.
Mia and Ågot over time
Mia and Ågot appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Ågot held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mia 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.
Ågot reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mia 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls9 shared years, 1947–1988
Mia held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ågot in 5.
Highest recorded here: Mia #91 in 1988, Ågot #300 in 1952.
The order changed in 1981: Mia moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #546 and #477; by 1981 that had become #246 and #675.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Mia #91, Ågot #700.
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 | Mia | Ågot |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Directly a diminutive of Maria. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scandinavian/Italian, via Maria | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmiːə/ | 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #5 (2025) | Norway · Girls #700 (1988) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mia has a recorded origin (Scandinavian/Italian, via Maria); Ågot does not have one recorded yet.
- Mia and Ågot both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Mia; Ågot doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mia
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #357 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Ågot
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #357 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1988
Highest recorded position: #235 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1988).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #700 among girls in Norway, in 1988.
Norway · Girls