Aedin vs Marianne
Aedin and Mariannecompared 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 2017, Aedin was ranked #651 and Marianne #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aedin and Marianne over time
Aedin and Marianne appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Marianne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aedin 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.
Aedin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marianne 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
Aedin and Marianne changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2017, ending at #651 and #873.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1966–2017
Aedin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Marianne in 18.
Highest recorded here: Aedin #246 in 1967, Marianne #194 in 1988.
The order changed in 2016: Aedin moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #937 and #695; by 2016 that had become #585 and #868.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Aedin #651, Marianne #873.
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 | Aedin | Marianne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #651 (2017) | Norway · Girls #514 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aedin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marianne.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aedin
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Marianne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #118 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls