Eileen vs Marie
Eileen and Mariecompared 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, Eileen was ranked #501 and Marie #45 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #372 and Marie #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Eileen was ranked #446 and Marie #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #638 and Marie #790 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #816 and Marie #778 among girls in England and Wales.
Eileen and Marie over time
Eileen and Marie appear together in 3 published lists, across 164 years of shared records. Marie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Eileen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eileen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Marie in 1. 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
Eileen and Marie changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2024, ending at #372 and #556.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Marie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #816 and #778.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1945–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marie in 73.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #224 in 1972, Marie #12 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #501, Marie #45.
Republic of Ireland · Girls61 shared years, 1964–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Marie in 47.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #17 in 1964, Marie #19 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #372, Marie #556.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Marie in 27.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #816 in 2025, Marie #288 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #816, Marie #778.
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 | Eileen | Marie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen and Marie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #816 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #73 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: #12 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #778 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls