Marius vs Nils
Marius and Nils compared 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 Nils #61 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Marius was ranked #1466 and Nils #4275 among boys in England and Wales.
Marius and Nils over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Marius and Nils over time
Marius and Nils appear together in 2 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Marius held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nils in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nils reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marius 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 Nils changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1466 and #4275.
- Mirrored each other
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Boys, Marius rose about as far as Nils fell — from #339 and #33 in 1955 to #133 and #61 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Marius and Nils were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 71 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #133 and #61.
List by list
Norway · Boys71 shared years, 1955–2025
Marius held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Nils in 25.
Highest recorded here: Marius #4 in 1989, Nils #27 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marius #133, Nils #61.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2025
Marius held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Nils in 1.
Highest recorded here: Marius #731 in 2019, Nils #1746 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marius #1466, Nils #4275.
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 | Nils |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | England and Wales, Republic of Ireland, Norway | England and Wales, Republic of Ireland, Norway |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #133 (2025) | Norway · Boys #61 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marius has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Nils.
- 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 #1466 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Nils
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #26 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys