Ida vs Mari
Ida 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, Ida was ranked #37 and Mari #94 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ida was ranked #337 and Mari #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Ida was ranked #910 and Mari #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ida and Mari over time
Ida and Mari appear together in 2 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mari in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1981, Ida moved ahead of Mari in Norway · Girls — #44 and #37 the year before became #18 and #30.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida and Mari averaged 35.5 places apart, ending at #37 and #94.
- Longest-running competitions
Ida and Mari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #94.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ida #1 in 1988, Mari #11 in 1989.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Mari in 33.
Highest recorded here: Ida #1 in 1988, Mari #11 in 1989.
The order changed in 1981: Ida moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #44 and #37; by 1981 that had become #18 and #30.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #37, Mari #94.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ida held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mari in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ida #257 in 2021, Mari #717 in 2006.
The order changed in 2009: Ida moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #937 and #859; by 2009 that had become #726 and #850.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ida #337, Mari #952.
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 | Ida | Mari |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːdɑ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ida has a recorded origin (Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Mari does not have one recorded yet.
- Ida and Mari both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Mari doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #204 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mari
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls