Maren vs Ruby-Mai
Maren and Ruby-Maicompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maren was ranked #4192 and Ruby-Mai #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Maren and Ruby-Mai over time
Maren and Ruby-Mai appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ruby-Mai held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maren in 0.
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.
Ruby-Mai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2006–2024
Maren held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ruby-Mai in 9.
Highest recorded here: Maren #2927 in 2023, Ruby-Mai #1220 in 2013.
The order changed in 2023: Maren moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3519 and #3192; by 2023 that had become #2927 and #5687.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maren #4192, Ruby-Mai #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 | Maren | Ruby-Mai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #199 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maren has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ruby-Mai.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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 #199 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ruby-Mai
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #1099 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls