Anisa vs Mari
Anisa and Maricompared 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 2024, Anisa was ranked #448 and Mari #71 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anisa was ranked #1065 and Mari #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Anisa and Mari over time
Anisa and Mari appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Anisa and Mari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1980 to 2024, ending at #448 and #71.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1980–2024
Anisa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mari in 34.
Highest recorded here: Anisa #301 in 2001, Mari #11 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anisa #448, Mari #71.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anisa held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mari in 5.
Highest recorded here: Anisa #266 in 1997, Mari #717 in 2006.
The order changed in 2021: Mari moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1100 and #1127; by 2021 that had become #1505 and #957.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anisa #1065, Mari #952.
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 | Anisa | Mari |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mari.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Anisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #613 among girls in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Mari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #157 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: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls