Ida vs Marina
Ida and Marinacompared 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 Marina #411 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ida was ranked #342 and Marina #580 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ida was ranked #384 and Marina #541 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ida was ranked #885 and Marina #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ida and Marina over time
Ida and Marina appear together in 3 published lists, across 120 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marina in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Marina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Ida 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
Ida and Marina changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #885 and #608.
- Longest-running competitions
Ida and Marina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #342 and #580.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ida #325 in 1965, Marina #201 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1952–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 72 of those years, Marina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ida #1 in 1988, Marina #122 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #37, Marina #411.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Marina in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ida #257 in 2021, Marina #471 in 1997.
The order changed in 2011: Ida moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #878 and #683; by 2011 that had become #749 and #858.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #342, Marina #580.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1964–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Marina in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ida #325 in 1965, Marina #201 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #885, Marina #608.
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.
- Ida vs Anna
Ida and Anna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #23.
Ida · Anna · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Ida vs Astrid
Ida and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #9.
Ida · Astrid · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Ida vs Elin
Ida and Elin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #263.
Ida · Elin · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Ida vs Elisabeth
Ida and Elisabeth were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #171.
Ida · Elisabeth · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Ida | Marina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) | Norway · Girls #411 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Marina does not have one recorded yet.
- Ida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marina.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Marina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #342 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marina
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls