Mari vs Mathea
Mari and Matheacompared 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, Mari was ranked #94 and Mathea #69 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Mari was ranked #1180 and Mathea #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Mari and Mathea over time
Mari and Mathea appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Mari held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mathea 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.
Mari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mathea 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 2025, Mathea moved ahead of Mari in Norway · Girls — #71 and #83 the year before became #94 and #69.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mari and Mathea changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1992 and 2025, ending at #94 and #69.
- Longest-running competitions
Mari and Mathea were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #94 and #69.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1992–2025
Mari held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mathea in 6.
Highest recorded here: Mari #13 in 1993, Mathea #39 in 2010.
The order changed in 2025: Mathea moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #71 and #83; by 2025 that had become #94 and #69.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mari #94, Mathea #69.
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 | Mari | Mathea |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) | Norway · Girls #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mari and Mathea both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Mari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #157 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: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mathea
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #513 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls