Marina vs Shauna
Marina and Shaunacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2001, Marina was ranked #343 and Shauna #67 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Marina was ranked #580 and Shauna #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Marina was ranked #608 and Shauna #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Marina and Shauna over time
Marina and Shauna appear together in 2 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Marina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Shauna 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 Shauna changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #608 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Marina and Shauna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #608 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1966–2025
Marina held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Shauna in 41.
Highest recorded here: Marina #172 in 1969, Shauna #6 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marina #608, Shauna #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025
Marina held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Shauna in 13.
Highest recorded here: Marina #471 in 1997, Shauna #115 in 2000.
The order changed in 2010: Marina moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #916 and #916; by 2010 that had become #683 and #1429.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marina #580, Shauna #5927.
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 | Shauna |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| 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 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Shauna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Shauna
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls