Fatima vs Mariel
Fatima and Marielcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Fatima was ranked #76 and Mariel #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Fatima was ranked #180 and Mariel #503 among girls in Norway.
Fatima and Mariel over time
Fatima and Mariel appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Fatima held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mariel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mariel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fatima 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
Fatima and Mariel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1983 to 2024, ending at #180 and #503.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1983–2024
Fatima held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Mariel in 1.
Highest recorded here: Fatima #122 in 2015, Mariel #257 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fatima #180, Mariel #503.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2024
Fatima held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mariel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Fatima #76 in 2024, Mariel #3795 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fatima #76, Mariel #4843.
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 | Fatima | Mariel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) | Norway · Girls #503 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fatima has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mariel.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fatima
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #255 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mariel
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #657 among girls in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2024
Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1983–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls