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Astrid vs Mari

Astrid 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 2025, Astrid was ranked #9 and Mari #94 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Astrid was ranked #238 and Mari #1051 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Astrid was ranked #910 and Mari #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Astrid and Mari over time

Astrid and Mari appear together in 2 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mari 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.

Mari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Astrid 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

    Astrid and Mari changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #238 and #1051.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Astrid and Mari averaged 54.0 places apart, ending at #9 and #94.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Astrid and Mari were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #238 and #1051.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Astrid held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Mari in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Astrid #9 in 2025, Mari #11 in 1989.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #9, Mari #94.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Astrid held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Mari in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Mari #717 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2009: Astrid moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #937 and #859; by 2009 that had become #664 and #850.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #238, Mari #1051.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Astrid

Pairs where Astrid shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Mari

Pairs where Mari shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Astrid, Mari
FieldAstridMari
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningCommonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'.Not yet recorded
OriginOld NorseNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈæstɹɪd/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #9 (2025)Norway · Girls #94 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Mari does not have one recorded yet.
  • Astrid and Mari both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Mari doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Astrid

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #12 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #238 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mari

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls