Mya vs Nicole

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.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2007, Mya was ranked #88 and Nicole #100 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Mya was ranked #110 and Nicole #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Mya was ranked #184 and Nicole #638 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Mya was ranked #192 and Nicole #328 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Mya was ranked #247 and Nicole #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Mya and Nicole over time

Mya and Nicole appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Nicole held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mya in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Nicole reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Mya 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

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Mya held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Nicole in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Mya #100 in 2009, Nicole #36 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2012: Mya moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #105 and #97; by 2012 that had become #104 and #119.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Mya #192, Nicole #328.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 2000–2025

  Mya held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Nicole in 23.

  Highest recorded here: Mya #113 in 2006, Nicole #20 in 2000.

  The order changed in 2024: Mya moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #190 and #143; by 2024 that had become #126 and #191.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Mya #247, Nicole #381.

• Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024

  Mya held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Nicole in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Mya #44 in 2009, Nicole #18 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2010: Mya moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #44 and #39; by 2010 that had become #51 and #63.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Mya #110, Nicole #407.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here