Erna vs Marie
Erna 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 2002, Erna was ranked #612 and Marie #19 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1999, Erna was ranked #3900 and Marie #398 among girls in England and Wales.
Erna and Marie over time
Erna and Marie appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Marie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Erna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marie 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
Erna and Marie changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2002, ending at #612 and #19.
- Longest-running competitions
Erna and Marie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1945 to 2002, ending at #612 and #19.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #78 and #73 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2002 they were #612 and #19.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1945–2002
Erna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Marie in 40.
Highest recorded here: Erna #74 in 1948, Marie #12 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Erna #612, Marie #19.
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 | Erna | 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #612 (2002) | Norway · Girls #45 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erna and Marie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Erna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #78 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #612 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · 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 #45 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls