Anja vs Martine
Anja and Martinecompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Anja was ranked #303 and Martine #124 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Anja was ranked #1015 and Martine #4764 among girls in England and Wales.
Anja and Martine over time
Anja and Martine appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1987, Martine moved ahead of Anja in Norway · Girls — #72 and #92 the year before became #79 and #74.
- Longest-running competitions
Anja and Martine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #303 and #124.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Anja #816 in 2001, Martine #748 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1967–2025
Anja held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Martine in 39.
Highest recorded here: Anja #63 in 1979, Martine #9 in 1994.
The order changed in 1987: Martine moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #72 and #92; by 1987 that had become #79 and #74.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anja #303, Martine #124.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2011
Anja held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Martine in 3.
Highest recorded here: Anja #816 in 2001, Martine #748 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Anja #1015, Martine #4764.
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 | Anja | Martine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #303 (2025) | Norway · Girls #124 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Martine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anja
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #272 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #303 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Martine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls