Marius vs Mustafa
Marius and Mustafacompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Marius was ranked #133 and Mustafa #297 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Marius was ranked #1675 and Mustafa #165 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Marius was ranked #770 and Mustafa #584 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Marius and Mustafa over time
Marius and Mustafa appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Mustafa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marius in 1.
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.
Marius reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Mustafa 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
Marius and Mustafa changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2025, ending at #133 and #297.
- Longest-running competitions
Marius and Mustafa were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #133 and #297.
List by list
Norway · Boys71 shared years, 1955–2025
Marius held the stronger position in 66 of those years, Mustafa in 5.
Highest recorded here: Marius #4 in 1989, Mustafa #167 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marius #133, Mustafa #297.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Marius held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mustafa in 29.
Highest recorded here: Marius #731 in 2019, Mustafa #165 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marius #1675, Mustafa #165.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2003–2023
Marius held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mustafa in 5.
Highest recorded here: Marius #375 in 2003, Mustafa #407 in 2022.
The order changed in 2012: Mustafa moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #490 and #730; by 2012 that had become #616 and #430.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Marius #770, Mustafa #584.
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 | Marius | Mustafa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #133 (2025) | Norway · Boys #297 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marius has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mustafa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Marius
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #339 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #133 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mustafa
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #258 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #165 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #297 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys