Anders vs Martinus
Anders and Martinuscompared 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 2024, Anders was ranked #279 and Martinus #493 among boys in Norway.
Anders and Martinus over time
Anders and Martinus appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Martinus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anders reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martinus 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
Anders and Martinus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1946 to 2024, ending at #279 and #493.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1946–2024
Anders held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Martinus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anders #7 in 1990, Martinus #262 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anders #279, Martinus #493.
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 | Anders | Martinus |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | Norway · Boys #493 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Martinus.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anders
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #293 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Martinus
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #348 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2024
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1946–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #493 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys