Linnea vs Marija
Linnea and Marijacompared 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 2024, Linnea was ranked #41 and Marija #504 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Linnea was ranked #2411 and Marija #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Linnea and Marija over time
Linnea and Marija appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Linnea held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marija in 0.
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.
Marija reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Linnea 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
Linnea and Marija changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #2411 and #5891.
- Mirrored each other
Over 31 shared years in Norway · Girls, Linnea rose about as far as Marija fell — from #626 and #317 in 1978 to #41 and #504 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Linnea and Marija were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1978 to 2024, ending at #41 and #504.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1978–2024
Linnea held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Marija in 9.
Highest recorded here: Linnea #5 in 2010, Marija #243 in 1984.
The order changed in 1989: Linnea moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #355 and #323; by 1989 that had become #308 and #459.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Linnea #41, Marija #504.
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2000–2024
Linnea held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Marija in 5.
Highest recorded here: Linnea #2325 in 2022, Marija #2176 in 2013.
The order changed in 2018: Linnea moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #4763 and #3229; by 2018 that had become #3178 and #3518.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Linnea #2411, Marija #5891.
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 | Linnea | Marija |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #31 (2025) | Norway · Girls #504 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Linnea has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marija.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Linnea
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marija
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #404 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2024
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1951–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls