Marco vs Omid
Marco and Omidcompared 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 2016, Marco was ranked #367 and Omid #533 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Marco was ranked #567 and Omid #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Marco and Omid over time
Marco and Omid appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Marco held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Omid in 0.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Marco and Omid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1974 to 2016, ending at #367 and #533.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1974–2016
Marco held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Omid in 1.
Highest recorded here: Marco #234 in 2004, Omid #383 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Marco #367, Omid #533.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Marco held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Omid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Marco #303 in 1999, Omid #1457 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marco #567, Omid #3254.
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 | Marco | Omid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marco and Omid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Marco
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #478 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Omid
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #629 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2016
Highest recorded position: #383 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1974–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys