Kirsten vs Marie

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, Kirsten was ranked #510 and Marie #45 among girls in Norway.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1982, Kirsten was ranked #92 and Marie #89 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2019, Kirsten was ranked #621 and Marie #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2015, Kirsten was ranked #426 and Marie #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Kirsten was ranked #5891 and Marie #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

Kirsten and Marie over time

Kirsten and Marie appear together in 5 published lists, across 156 years of shared records. Marie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kirsten in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Marie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kirsten in 1. 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.

List by list

• Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1945–2025

  Kirsten held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Marie in 41.

  Highest recorded here: Kirsten #20 in 1945, Marie #14 in 1991.

  The order changed in 1974: Marie moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #122 and #141; by 1974 that had become #159 and #93.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Kirsten #510, Marie #45.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1971–2019

  Kirsten held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Marie in 39.

  Highest recorded here: Kirsten #186 in 2006, Marie #26 in 1971.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Kirsten #621, Marie #325.

• England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024

  Kirsten held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Marie in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Kirsten #195 in 1996, Marie #288 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2009: Marie moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #406 and #589; by 2009 that had become #654 and #543.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Kirsten #5891, Marie #1894.

• New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 1968–1982

  Kirsten held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Marie in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Kirsten #51 in 1973, Marie #80 in 1969.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1982: Kirsten #92, Marie #89.

• Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2015

  Kirsten held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Marie in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Kirsten #75 in 1998, Marie #197 in 1998.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2015: Kirsten #426, Marie #426.

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.

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