Embla vs Mari
Embla 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, Embla was ranked #96 and Mari #94 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Embla was ranked #4192 and Mari #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Embla and Mari over time
Embla and Mari appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Mari held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Embla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Embla 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Embla and Mari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #96 and #94.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1993–2025
Embla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mari in 33.
Highest recorded here: Embla #96 in 2025, Mari #13 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Embla #96, Mari #94.
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 | Embla | Mari |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #96 (2025) | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Embla and Mari both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Embla
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #257 among girls in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 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