Goran vs Mario
Goran and Mariocompared 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 1993, Goran was ranked #595 and Mario #402 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Goran was ranked #4789 and Mario #556 among boys in England and Wales.
Goran and Mario over time
Goran and Mario appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Mario held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Goran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Goran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mario 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
Goran and Mario changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 1993, ending at #595 and #402.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1963–1993
Goran held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mario in 18.
Highest recorded here: Goran #300 in 1970, Mario #254 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Goran #595, Mario #402.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1999–2021
Goran held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mario in 11.
Highest recorded here: Goran #2189 in 2003, Mario #443 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Goran #4789, Mario #556.
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 | Goran | Mario |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) | Norway · Boys #504 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Goran and Mario both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Goran
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #422 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1993
Highest recorded position: #300 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1956–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys
Mario
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #335 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #504 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys