Marilyn vs Renata
Marilyn and Renatacompared 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, Marilyn was ranked #1541 and Renata #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Marilyn and Renata over time
Marilyn and Renata appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Marilyn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Renata 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.
Renata reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marilyn 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
Marilyn and Renata changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #1541 and #2411.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2000–2024
Marilyn held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Renata in 7.
Highest recorded here: Marilyn #1541 in 2024, Renata #1901 in 2010.
The order changed in 2023: Marilyn moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #2673 and #2058; by 2023 that had become #2063 and #4056.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marilyn #1541, Renata #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 | Marilyn | Renata |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marilyn and Renata both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Marilyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #28 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1956
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1956).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Renata
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2000
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1959–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls