Mariam vs Rose
Mariam and Rosecompared 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, Mariam was ranked #249 and Rose #59 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Mariam was ranked #304 and Rose #59 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2017, Mariam was ranked #99 and Rose #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Mariam was ranked #233 and Rose #414 among girls in Norway.
Mariam and Rose over time
Mariam and Rose appear together in 3 published lists, across 116 years of shared records. Rose held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mariam in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mariam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Rose in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mariam and Rose changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2025, ending at #233 and #414.
- Longest-running competitions
Mariam and Rose were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #233 and #414.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1959–2025
Mariam held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Rose in 11.
Highest recorded here: Mariam #166 in 2011, Rose #272 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mariam #233, Rose #414.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mariam held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rose in 29.
Highest recorded here: Mariam #172 in 2009, Rose #54 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mariam #249, Rose #59.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1994–2025
Mariam held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rose in 27.
Highest recorded here: Mariam #174 in 2003, Rose #59 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mariam #304, Rose #59.
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 | Mariam | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #233 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #59 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mariam and Rose both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mariam
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2005–2017
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 2005–2017).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #233 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rose
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls