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Marit vs Nina

Marit and Ninacompared 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 2025, Marit was ranked #446 and Nina #195 among girls in Norway.

Marit and Nina over time

Marit and Nina appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Nina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marit 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.

Marit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nina 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Marit held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Nina in 63.

    Highest recorded here: Marit #3 in 1949, Nina #3 in 1964.

    The order changed in 1963: Nina moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #4 and #6; by 1963 that had become #6 and #5.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Marit #446, Nina #195.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Marit

Pairs where Marit shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Nina

Pairs where Nina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Marit, Nina
FieldMaritNina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century.
OriginNot yet recordedVarious (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)
Pronunciation/ˈnʲi.nə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #446 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Marit does not have one recorded yet.
  • Marit and Nina both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Nina; Marit doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Marit

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #5 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #446 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Nina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #132 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls