Aleksandr vs Marin
Aleksandr and Marincompared 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 · Boys
In 2008, Aleksandr was ranked #698 and Marin #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Aleksandr was ranked #2440 and Marin #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Aleksandr and Marin over time
Aleksandr and Marin appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Aleksandr held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aleksandr reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marin 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
Aleksandr and Marin changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2006 and 2025, ending at #2440 and #3684.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2025
Aleksandr held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aleksandr #1119 in 2012, Marin #2228 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aleksandr #2440, Marin #3684.
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 | Aleksandr | Marin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksandr has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aleksandr
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #470 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1964–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Marin
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3197 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — 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 #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys