Alfred vs Mario
Alfred and Mariocompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Alfred was ranked #26 and Mario #504 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alfred was ranked #81 and Mario #630 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Alfred was ranked #657 and Mario #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Alfred and Mario over time
Alfred and Mario appear together in 3 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mario in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mario reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alfred 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
Alfred and Mario changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #26 and #504.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Alfred rose about as far as Mario fell — from #142 and #335 in 1946 to #26 and #504 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alfred and Mario were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #26 and #504.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #134 in 1964, Mario #232 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1946–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Mario in 16.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Mario #254 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Mario #504.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alfred held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mario in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Mario #424 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Mario #630.
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1964–2022
Alfred held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Mario in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #134 in 1964, Mario #232 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alfred #657, Mario #779.
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 | Alfred | Mario |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Norway · Boys #504 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred and Mario both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mario
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #335 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #504 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys