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Heidi vs Mari

Heidi and Maricompared 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 2025, Heidi was ranked #437 and Mari #94 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Heidi was ranked #113 and Mari #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Heidi was ranked #130 and Mari #1051 among girls in England and Wales.

Heidi and Mari over time

Heidi and Mari appear together in 2 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Heidi and Mari were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #130 and #1051.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Heidi held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Mari in 50.

    Highest recorded here: Heidi #2 in 1965, Mari #11 in 1989.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #437, Mari #94.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Heidi held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mari in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Heidi #76 in 2016, Mari #717 in 2006.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #130, Mari #1051.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Heidi

Pairs where Heidi shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Mari

Pairs where Mari shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Heidi, Mari
FieldHeidiMari
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA German diminutive of Adelheid. Gained wide recognition through Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's novel Heidi, and its 1937 film adaptation starring Shirley Temple.Not yet recorded
OriginGermanic, diminutive of AdelheidNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈhaɪ̯.di/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025)Norway · Girls #94 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Heidi has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid); Mari does not have one recorded yet.
  • Heidi and Mari both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Heidi; Mari doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Heidi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #188 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #130 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mari

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #157 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls