Andrea vs Marzena
Andrea and Marzenacompared 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 1994, Andrea was ranked #20 and Marzena #590 among girls in Norway.
Andrea and Marzena over time
Andrea and Marzena appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marzena in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marzena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Andrea 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
Andrea and Marzena changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 1994, ending at #20 and #590.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrea and Marzena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1962 to 1994, ending at #20 and #590.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1962–1994
Andrea held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Marzena in 2.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #20 in 1993, Marzena #264 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Andrea #20, Marzena #590.
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 | Andrea | Marzena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #98 (2025) | Norway · Girls #590 (1994) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrea has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marzena.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Andrea
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marzena
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #418 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1994
Highest recorded position: #264 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1962–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #590 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls