Asma vs Marielle
Asma and Mariellecompared 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 2021, Asma was ranked #463 and Marielle #486 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Asma was ranked #666 and Marielle #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Asma and Marielle over time
Asma and Marielle 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Asma and Marielle changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1974 and 2021, ending at #463 and #486.
- Longest-running competitions
Asma and Marielle were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1974 to 2021, ending at #463 and #486.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Asma #530 in 2005, Marielle #2278 in 2004.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1974–2021
Asma held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Marielle in 31.
Highest recorded here: Asma #250 in 1985, Marielle #152 in 2009.
The order changed in 2021: Asma moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #437 and #427; by 2021 that had become #463 and #486.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Asma #463, Marielle #486.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Asma held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Marielle in 0.
Highest recorded here: Asma #530 in 2005, Marielle #2278 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Asma #666, Marielle #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 | Asma | Marielle |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #541 (2024) | Norway · Girls #445 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marielle.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Asma
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #537 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Marielle
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #544 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #152 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #445 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls