Marius vs Severin
Marius and Severincompared 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 Severin #197 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Marius was ranked #731 and Severin #3937 among boys in England and Wales.
Marius and Severin over time
Marius and Severin appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Marius held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Severin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marius reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Severin 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Marius and Severin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #133 and #197.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1975–2025
Marius held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Severin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Marius #4 in 1989, Severin #192 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marius #133, Severin #197.
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 | Severin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #133 (2025) | Norway · Boys #197 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marius has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Severin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Severin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #316 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #197 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys