Johan vs Marius

Johan and Mariuscompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Johan was ranked #39 and Marius #133 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Johan was ranked #770 and Marius #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Johan was ranked #857 and Marius #1675 among boys in England and Wales.

Johan and Marius over time

Johan and Marius appear together in 3 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Johan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marius in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Johan and Marius changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #857 and #1675.
Longest-running competitions
Johan and Marius were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #39 and #133.

List by list

Norway · Boys71 shared years, 1955–2025
Johan held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Marius in 44.
Highest recorded here: Johan #31 in 2015, Marius #4 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Johan #39, Marius #133.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Johan held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Marius in 4.
Highest recorded here: Johan #692 in 2013, Marius #731 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Johan #857, Marius #1675.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2023
Johan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Marius in 3.
Highest recorded here: Johan #540 in 2011, Marius #490 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Johan #770, Marius #770.

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 Marius

Pairs where Marius shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Marius vs Einar
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Marius rose about as far as Einar fell — from #339 and #37 in 1955 to #133 and #57 in 2025.
Marius · Einar · 71 shared years, 1955–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Marius vs Nils
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Marius rose about as far as Nils fell — from #339 and #33 in 1955 to #133 and #61 in 2025.
Marius · Nils · 71 shared years, 1955–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Marius vs Glenn
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Marius rose about as far as Glenn fell — from #339 and #224 in 1955 to #28 and #545 in 2012.
Marius · Glenn · 56 shared years, 1955–2012 · Mirrored each other
See the 2012 Norway ranking
Marius vs Raymond
Over 52 shared years in Norway · Boys, Marius rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #339 and #191 in 1955 to #20 and #487 in 2008.
Marius · Raymond · 52 shared years, 1955–2008 · Mirrored each other
See the 2008 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Johan, Marius
Field	Johan	Marius
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	GB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #39 (2025)	Norway · Boys #133 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Johan and Marius both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Johan

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #46 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #39 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Marius

Popularity journey

First recorded1955
First recorded at #339 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #133 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys