Marius vs Steve
Marius and Stevecompared 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 1998, Marius was ranked #11 and Steve #588 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Marius was ranked #770 and Steve #472 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Marius was ranked #1675 and Steve #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Marius and Steve over time
Marius and Steve appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Steve 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.
Steve 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Marius and Steve were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1955 to 1998, ending at #11 and #588.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Marius #375 in 2003, Steve #305 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1955–1998
Marius held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Steve in 0.
Highest recorded here: Marius #4 in 1995, Steve #263 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Marius #11, Steve #588.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Marius held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Steve in 15.
Highest recorded here: Marius #731 in 2019, Steve #588 in 1996.
The order changed in 2012: Marius moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #1600 and #1342; by 2012 that had become #1270 and #2117.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marius #1675, Steve #1859.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2002–2023
Marius held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Steve in 8.
Highest recorded here: Marius #375 in 2003, Steve #305 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Marius #770, Steve #472.
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 | Steve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #133 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marius and Steve both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Steve
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #395 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #242 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys