Irma vs Marija
Irma and Marijacompared 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 2024, Irma was ranked #491 and Marija #504 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Irma was ranked #5785 and Marija #3609 among girls in England and Wales.
Irma and Marija over time
Irma and Marija appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Marija held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Irma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marija reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irma 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
Irma and Marija changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2024, ending at #491 and #504.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Irma #269 in 1986, Marija #243 in 1984.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1951–2024
Irma held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marija in 16.
Highest recorded here: Irma #269 in 1986, Marija #243 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Irma #491, Marija #504.
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 | Irma | Marija |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #491 (2024) | Norway · Girls #504 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Irma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marija.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Irma
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #330 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2024
Highest recorded position: #269 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #491 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls
Marija
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #404 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2024
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1951–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls