Carole vs Marjorie
Carole and Marjoriecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1984, Carole was ranked #267 and Marjorie #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2006, Carole was ranked #5061 and Marjorie #5061 among girls in England and Wales.
Carole and Marjorie over time
Carole and Marjorie appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Carole held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marjorie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carole reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marjorie 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
Carole and Marjorie changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1984, ending at #267 and #516.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Carole #162 in 1964, Marjorie #276 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1964–1984
Carole held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Marjorie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Carole #162 in 1964, Marjorie #276 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Carole #267, Marjorie #516.
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 | Carole | Marjorie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5061 (2006) | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carole and Marjorie both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Carole
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #162 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #162 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #5061 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006.
England and Wales · Girls
Marjorie
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1984
Highest recorded position: #276 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1984).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls