Irmelin vs Mariel
Irmelin and Marielcompared 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 2016, Irmelin was ranked #427 and Mariel #563 among girls in Norway.
Irmelin and Mariel over time
Irmelin and Mariel appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Irmelin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mariel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Irmelin and Mariel changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1983 and 2016, ending at #427 and #563.
- Longest-running competitions
Irmelin and Mariel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1983 to 2016, ending at #427 and #563.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Irmelin #255 in 1997, Mariel #257 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1983–2016
Irmelin held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mariel in 13.
Highest recorded here: Irmelin #255 in 1997, Mariel #257 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Irmelin #427, Mariel #563.
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 | Irmelin | Mariel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #514 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Irmelin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mariel.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Irmelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #368 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2023
Highest recorded position: #255 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Mariel
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #657 among girls in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2024
Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1983–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls