Alice vs Marry
Alice and Marrycompared 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 · Girls
In 1964, Alice was ranked #279 and Marry #440 among girls in Norway.
Alice and Marry over time
Alice and Marry appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marry 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.
Marry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alice 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
Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1945–1964
Alice held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marry in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alice #202 in 1954, Marry #261 in 1945.
The order changed in 1954: Alice moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #342 and #310; by 1954 that had become #202 and #401.
Most recent shared year, 1964: Alice #279, Marry #440.
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 | Alice | Marry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | Norway · Girls #440 (1964) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marry.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Marry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #261 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1964
Highest recorded position: #261 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1964).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1964
Most recently recorded at #440 among girls in Norway, in 1964.
Norway · Girls