Beate vs Marlene
Beate and Marlenecompared 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 2017, Beate was ranked #523 and Marlene #434 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Beate was ranked #5666 and Marlene #3985 among girls in England and Wales.
Beate and Marlene over time
Beate and Marlene appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Marlene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Beate 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.
Beate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marlene 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 1992, Marlene moved ahead of Beate in Norway · Girls — #134 and #159 the year before became #175 and #133.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Beate and Marlene changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2017, ending at #523 and #434.
- Longest-running competitions
Beate and Marlene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1967 to 2017, ending at #523 and #434.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1967–2017
Beate held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Marlene in 24.
Highest recorded here: Beate #51 in 1972, Marlene #91 in 1987.
The order changed in 1992: Marlene moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #134 and #159; by 1992 that had become #175 and #133.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Beate #523, Marlene #434.
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 | Beate | Marlene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) | Norway · Girls #516 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beate has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marlene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Beate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #270 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Marlene
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #519 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls