Astrid vs Maria
Astrid and Mariacompared 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 Maria #62 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Astrid was ranked #608 and Maria #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Astrid was ranked #263 and Maria #91 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Astrid was ranked #354 and Maria #93 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Astrid was ranked #333 and Maria #120 among girls in Scotland.
Astrid and Maria over time
Astrid and Maria appear together in 3 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Astrid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Maria changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #9 and #62.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Astrid and Maria averaged 58.2 places apart, ending at #9 and #62.
- Longest-running competitions
Astrid and Maria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #9 and #62.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Maria in 48.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #9 in 2025, Maria #3 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #9, Maria #62.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Astrid held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 29.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Maria #66 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Astrid #263, Maria #91.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1977–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 19.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #375 in 2020, Maria #32 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #608, Maria #74.
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 | Astrid | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). |
| Origin | Old Norse | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid is recorded with a Old Norse origin, while Maria is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission origin.
- Astrid and Maria both have 2 syllables.
- Astrid's recorded meaning differs from Maria's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Astrid
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls