Maren vs Siham
Maren and Sihamcompared 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, Maren was ranked #243 and Siham #512 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maren was ranked #4192 and Siham #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Maren and Siham over time
Maren and Siham appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 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.
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.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1978–2024
Maren held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Siham in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maren #21 in 1996, Siham #330 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maren #243, Siham #512.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2024
Maren held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Siham in 10.
Highest recorded here: Maren #2927 in 2023, Siham #1093 in 2008.
The order changed in 2023: Maren moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #4645 and #2673; by 2023 that had become #2927 and #4709.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maren #4192, Siham #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 | Siham |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #199 (2025) | Norway · Girls #512 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maren and Siham both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Siham
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #646 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2024
Highest recorded position: #330 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1978–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls