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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 2025, Ida was ranked #342 and Mari #1051 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 111 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 England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #342 and #1051.

  • 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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Ida held the stronger position in 17 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, 2025: Ida #342, 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 Ida

Pairs where Ida 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 — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

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 Ida, Mari
FieldIdaMari
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningCommonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'.Not yet recorded
OriginGermanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German traditionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈiːdɑ/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #37 (2025)Norway · Girls #94 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #342 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