Marion vs Siren
Marion and Sirencompared 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 2015, Marion was ranked #226 and Siren #473 among girls in Norway.
Marion and Siren over time
Marion and Siren appear together in 1 published list, across 66 years of shared records. Marion held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Siren in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marion reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Siren 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
Marion and Siren changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2015, ending at #226 and #473.
- Longest-running competitions
Marion and Siren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1945 to 2015, ending at #226 and #473.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1945–2015
Marion held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Siren in 13.
Highest recorded here: Marion #118 in 1958, Siren #157 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Marion #226, Siren #473.
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 | Marion | Siren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #253 (2025) | Norway · Girls #473 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marion and Siren both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Marion
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #183 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1957
Highest recorded position: #57 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1957).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Siren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #279 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #473 among girls in Norway, in 2015.
Norway · Girls