Marija vs Runa
Marija and Runacompared 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 2024, Marija was ranked #504 and Runa #236 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Marija was ranked #5891 and Runa #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Marija and Runa over time
Marija and Runa appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Runa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marija 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.
Marija reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Runa 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
Marija and Runa changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1954 and 2024, ending at #504 and #236.
- Longest-running competitions
Marija and Runa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1954 to 2024, ending at #504 and #236.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1954–2024
Marija held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Runa in 31.
Highest recorded here: Marija #243 in 1984, Runa #187 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marija #504, Runa #236.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2009–2024
Marija held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Runa in 9.
Highest recorded here: Marija #3031 in 2009, Runa #1416 in 2022.
The order changed in 2016: Runa moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3252 and #5730; by 2016 that had become #3609 and #2367.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marija #5891, Runa #2411.
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 | Marija | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #504 (2024) | Norway · Girls #226 (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
- Marija has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Runa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO.
How each name got here
Marija
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #404 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2024
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1951–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 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: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls