Jane vs Mari
Jane 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 2013, Jane was ranked #576 and Mari #54 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Jane was ranked #107 and Mari #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jane was ranked #1160 and Mari #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Jane and Mari over time
Jane and Mari appear together in 2 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Jane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mari 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
Jane and Mari changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1160 and #952.
- Longest-running competitions
Jane and Mari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #576 and #54.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2013
Jane held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Mari in 48.
Highest recorded here: Jane #73 in 1960, Mari #11 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Jane #576, Mari #54.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jane held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mari in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jane #316 in 1996, Mari #717 in 2006.
The order changed in 2023: Mari moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1023 and #1180; by 2023 that had become #1469 and #921.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jane #1160, 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 | Jane | Mari |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Jane and Mari both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jane
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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