Hamdi vs Maren
Hamdi and Marencompared 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 2011, Hamdi was ranked #507 and Maren #73 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Hamdi was ranked #5687 and Maren #2927 among girls in England and Wales.
Hamdi and Maren over time
Hamdi and Maren appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Maren held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hamdi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hamdi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maren 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1979–2011
Hamdi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maren in 25.
Highest recorded here: Hamdi #328 in 1987, Maren #21 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Hamdi #507, Maren #73.
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 | Hamdi | Maren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | Norway · Girls #199 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hamdi and Maren both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hamdi
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #630 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1979–2011
Highest recorded position: #328 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1979–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Maren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #199 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls