Ann vs Maren
Ann and Marencompared 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 2023, Ann was ranked #404 and Maren #162 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Maren #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Maren over time
Ann and Maren appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maren 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.
Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maren 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1989, Maren moved ahead of Ann in Norway · Girls — #51 and #53 the year before became #59 and #48.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Maren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 73 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #404 and #162.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1945–2023
Ann held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Maren in 31.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Maren #21 in 1995.
The order changed in 1989: Maren moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #51 and #53; by 1989 that had become #59 and #48.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ann #404, Maren #162.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Maren in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #667 in 2002, Maren #2927 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Maren #4192.
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 | Ann | Maren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #199 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Maren.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #199 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls