Muna vs Ruta
Muna and Rutacompared 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 2013, Muna was ranked #547 and Ruta #589 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Muna was ranked #2615 and Ruta #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Muna and Ruta over time
Muna and Ruta appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Muna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ruta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Muna and Ruta changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2013, ending at #547 and #589.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Muna #779 in 2001, Ruta #3998 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1969–2013
Muna held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ruta in 11.
Highest recorded here: Muna #279 in 1990, Ruta #280 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Muna #547, Ruta #589.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2001–2020
Muna held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ruta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Muna #779 in 2001, Ruta #3998 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Muna #2615, Ruta #5493.
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 | Muna | Ruta |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Muna and Ruta both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Muna
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #515 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: #279 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ruta
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #580 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2013
Highest recorded position: #280 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls