Mina vs Rut
Mina and Rutcompared 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 2021, Mina was ranked #77 and Rut #493 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mina was ranked #493 and Rut #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Mina and Rut over time
Mina and Rut appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Mina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rut 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Mina and Rut changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2021, ending at #77 and #493.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Mina #478 in 2018, Rut #3117 in 2020.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1947–2021
Mina held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Rut in 6.
Highest recorded here: Mina #33 in 2009, Rut #294 in 1956.
The order changed in 1971: Mina moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #455 and #337; by 1971 that had become #339 and #541.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Mina #77, Rut #493.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2012–2024
Mina held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rut in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mina #478 in 2018, Rut #3117 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mina #493, Rut #3318.
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 | Mina | Rut |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| 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
- Mina has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rut.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rut
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls