Mona vs Rahma
Mona and Rahmacompared 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, Mona was ranked #315 and Rahma #491 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Mona was ranked #764 and Rahma #550 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mona was ranked #3318 and Rahma #583 among girls in England and Wales.
Mona and Rahma over time
Mona and Rahma appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 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.
Mona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rahma 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Rahma rose about as far as Mona fell — from #1755 and #1914 in 1996 to #3318 and #583 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Mona and Rahma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1969 to 2021, ending at #315 and #491.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1969–2021
Mona held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Rahma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mona #12 in 1969, Rahma #424 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Mona #315, Rahma #491.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mona held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rahma in 26.
Highest recorded here: Mona #1065 in 2008, Rahma #583 in 2024.
The order changed in 1998: Rahma moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1287 and #1666; by 1998 that had become #1319 and #1259.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mona #3318, Rahma #583.
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 | Mona | Rahma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #583 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mona and Rahma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Rahma
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #576 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #424 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #583 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls