Elisa vs Maren
Elisa and Marencompared 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, Elisa was ranked #249 and Maren #199 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Elisa was ranked #376 and Maren #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Elisa and Maren over time
Elisa and Maren appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Elisa and Maren changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2025, ending at #249 and #199.
- Longest-running competitions
Elisa and Maren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #249 and #199.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elisa #330 in 2022, Maren #2927 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1959–2025
Elisa held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maren in 52.
Highest recorded here: Elisa #167 in 2021, Maren #21 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisa #249, Maren #199.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2025
Elisa held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maren in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elisa #330 in 2022, Maren #2927 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisa #376, Maren #5927.
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 | Elisa | Maren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #249 (2025) | Norway · Girls #199 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maren.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Elisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #454 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #167 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #376 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls