Marina vs Naima
Marina and Naimacompared 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 2010, Marina was ranked #352 and Naima #500 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Marina was ranked #580 and Naima #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Marina was ranked #608 and Naima #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Marina and Naima over time
Marina and Naima appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Marina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Naima in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Naima 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
Marina and Naima changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #580 and #2278.
- Longest-running competitions
Marina and Naima were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #580 and #2278.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1958–2010
Marina held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Naima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Marina #147 in 1984, Naima #340 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Marina #352, Naima #500.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Marina held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Naima in 7.
Highest recorded here: Marina #471 in 1997, Naima #545 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marina #580, Naima #2278.
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 | Marina | Naima |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #411 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Naima.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Marina
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Naima
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2010
Highest recorded position: #340 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1958–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls