Elise vs Mari
Elise and Maricompared 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, Elise was ranked #63 and Mari #94 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Elise was ranked #236 and Mari #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elise was ranked #320 and Mari #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Elise and Mari over time
Elise and Mari appear together in 2 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2020, Elise moved ahead of Mari in Norway · Girls — #63 and #52 the year before became #51 and #63.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elise and Mari changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #63 and #94.
- Longest-running competitions
Elise and Mari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #63 and #94.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mari in 53.
Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Mari #11 in 1989.
The order changed in 2020: Elise moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #63 and #52; by 2020 that had become #51 and #63.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Mari #94.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elise held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mari in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Mari #717 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #320, Mari #952.
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 | Elise | Mari |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /eˈliː.seh/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Mari does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mari.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Mari doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #223 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: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #157 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: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls