Linn vs Maria
Linn and Mariacompared 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 2025, Linn was ranked #358 and Maria #62 among girls in Norway.
Linn and Maria over time
Linn and Maria appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Linn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Linn 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
Linn and Maria changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2025, ending at #358 and #62.
- Longest-running competitions
Linn and Maria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 65 years, from 1958 to 2025, ending at #358 and #62.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Linn #2 in 1984, Maria #3 in 1982.
List by list
Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1958–2025
Linn held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maria in 61.
Highest recorded here: Linn #2 in 1984, Maria #3 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Linn #358, Maria #62.
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 | Linn | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #358 (2025) | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Linn does not have one recorded yet.
- Linn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Maria.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Linn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Linn
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #426 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #358 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls