Astri vs Marina
Astri and Marinacompared 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 2025, Astri was ranked #304 and Marina #411 among girls in Norway.
Astri and Marina over time
Astri and Marina appear together in 1 published list, across 73 years of shared records. Marina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Astri in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Astri reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marina 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
Astri and Marina changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2025, ending at #304 and #411.
- Longest-running competitions
Astri and Marina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 73 years, from 1952 to 2025, ending at #304 and #411.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1952–2025
Astri held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Marina in 50.
Highest recorded here: Astri #101 in 1952, Marina #122 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astri #304, Marina #411.
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 | Astri | Marina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #304 (2025) | Norway · Girls #411 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astri has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marina.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Astri
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #85 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: #85 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Marina
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #422 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: #122 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #411 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls