Mona vs Saima
Mona and Saimacompared 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 1990, Mona was ranked #84 and Saima #580 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mona was ranked #3318 and Saima #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Mona and Saima over time
Mona and Saima appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 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.
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
Mona and Saima changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #4843.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Mona held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Saima in 20.
Highest recorded here: Mona #1065 in 2008, Saima #435 in 2001.
The order changed in 2020: Mona moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4001 and #2643; by 2020 that had become #2042 and #4535.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mona #3318, Saima #4843.
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1971–1990
Mona held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Saima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mona #13 in 1971, Saima #273 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Mona #84, Saima #580.
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 | Saima |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mona and Saima both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Saima
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #603 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–1990
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1971–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls