Aarna vs Meryem
Aarna and Meryemcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aarna was ranked #718 and Meryem #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aarna was ranked #1166 and Meryem #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Aarna and Meryem over time
Aarna and Meryem appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Aarna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meryem 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.
Meryem reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aarna 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aarna and Meryem changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2007 and 2025, ending at #1166 and #2278.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2007–2025
Aarna held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Meryem in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aarna #934 in 2024, Meryem #1111 in 2018.
The order changed in 2019: Aarna moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #1977 and #1111; by 2019 that had become #1095 and #1252.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aarna #1166, Meryem #2278.
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 | Aarna | Meryem |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aarna and Meryem both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aarna
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #3218 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2020–2025
Highest recorded position: #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2020–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Meryem
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls