Lisa vs Maren
Lisa and Marencompared 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, Lisa was ranked #174 and Maren #199 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Lisa was ranked #661 and Maren #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Lisa and Maren over time
Lisa and Maren appear together in 2 published lists, across 92 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.
Lisa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maren 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Lisa moved ahead of Maren in Norway · Girls — #168 and #162 the year before became #176 and #243.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lisa and Maren changed places 19 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #174 and #199.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 78 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lisa and Maren averaged 58.6 places apart, ending at #174 and #199.
- Longest-running competitions
Lisa and Maren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #174 and #199.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Lisa #37 in 1994, Maren #21 in 1995.
List by list
Norway · Girls78 shared years, 1945–2025
Lisa held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Maren in 45.
Highest recorded here: Lisa #37 in 1994, Maren #21 in 1995.
The order changed in 2024: Lisa moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #168 and #162; by 2024 that had become #176 and #243.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lisa #174, Maren #199.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2025
Lisa held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maren in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lisa #248 in 2002, Maren #2927 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lisa #661, Maren #5927.
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 | Lisa | Maren |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, often used independently — notably the name of the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.sə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #174 (2025) | Norway · Girls #199 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lisa has a recorded origin (Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth); Maren does not have one recorded yet.
- Lisa and Maren both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lisa; Maren doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #330 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1997
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1962–1997).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls