Fern vs Mariam
Fern and Mariamcompared 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, Fern was ranked #311 and Mariam #249 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Fern was ranked #544 and Mariam #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Fern and Mariam over time
Fern and Mariam appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Mariam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fern in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fern #544 in 2025, Mariam #275 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fern held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mariam in 28.
Highest recorded here: Fern #233 in 1996, Mariam #172 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fern #311, Mariam #249.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2025
Fern held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mariam in 14.
Highest recorded here: Fern #544 in 2025, Mariam #275 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fern #544, Mariam #304.
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 | Fern | Mariam |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Norway · Girls #233 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fern has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mariam.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Fern
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #233 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Mariam
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #430 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2017
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 2005–2017).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #233 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls