Mari vs Mina
Mari and Minacompared 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 Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mari was ranked #952 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Mari was ranked #4789 and Mina #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Mari and Mina over time
Mari and Mina appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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 2 of those lists, and Mina 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 2022, Mina moved ahead of Mari in Norway · Girls — #67 and #77 the year before became #74 and #66.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mari and Mina changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #952 and #493.
- Longest-running competitions
Mari and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #94 and #65.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1945–2025
Mari held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Mina in 13.
Highest recorded here: Mari #11 in 1989, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order changed in 2022: Mina moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #67 and #77; by 2022 that had become #74 and #66.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mari #94, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mari held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mina in 18.
Highest recorded here: Mari #717 in 2006, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order changed in 2010: Mina moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #850 and #865; by 2010 that had become #1093 and #623.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mari #952, Mina #493.
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 | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #94 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mari and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls