Mariam vs Sydney
Mariam and Sydneycompared 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 Sydney #355 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Mariam was ranked #304 and Sydney #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Mariam and Sydney over time
Mariam and Sydney appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Mariam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sydney in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sydney reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mariam 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mariam and Sydney changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #249 and #355.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mariam held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Sydney in 3.
Highest recorded here: Mariam #172 in 2009, Sydney #206 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mariam #249, Sydney #355.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2025
Mariam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sydney in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mariam #304 in 2025, Sydney #436 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mariam #304, Sydney #718.
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 | Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #233 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mariam and Sydney both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Sydney
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #349 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #206 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls