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Mariam vs Mathilde

Mariam and Mathildecompared 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, Mariam was ranked #233 and Mathilde #34 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Mariam was ranked #249 and Mathilde #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Mariam was ranked #358 and Mathilde #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Mariam and Mathilde over time

Mariam and Mathilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 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.

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

    Mariam and Mathilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #233 and #34.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Mariam #166 in 2011, Mathilde #20 in 2012.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls52 shared years, 19692025

    Mariam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mathilde in 41.

    Highest recorded here: Mariam #166 in 2011, Mathilde #20 in 2012.

    The order changed in 1988: Mathilde moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #354 and #356; by 1988 that had become #373 and #216.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Mariam #233, Mathilde #34.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Mariam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mathilde in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Mariam #172 in 2009, Mathilde #851 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Mariam #249, Mathilde #1894.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Mariam, Mathilde
FieldMariamMathilde
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #233 (2025)Norway · Girls #34 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Mariam has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mathilde.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Mariam

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1959

    First recorded at #430 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2005–2017

    Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 2005–2017).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #233 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Mathilde

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls