Faisal vs Marco
Faisal and Marcocompared 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 · Boys
In 2001, Faisal was ranked #540 and Marco #236 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Faisal was ranked #1859 and Marco #567 among boys in England and Wales.
Faisal and Marco over time
Faisal and Marco appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Marco held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Faisal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Faisal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marco 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
Faisal and Marco changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1971 and 2001, ending at #540 and #236.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Faisal #312 in 1997, Marco #303 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Faisal held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Marco in 28.
Highest recorded here: Faisal #312 in 1997, Marco #303 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Faisal #1859, Marco #567.
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1971–2001
Faisal held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Marco in 21.
Highest recorded here: Faisal #288 in 1981, Marco #236 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Faisal #540, Marco #236.
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 | Faisal | Marco |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1859 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Faisal and Marco both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Faisal
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2001
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1971–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Marco
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #478 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys