Asle vs Martin
Asle and Martincompared 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 2005, Asle was ranked #519 and Martin #9 among boys in Norway.
Asle and Martin over time
Asle and Martin appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Martin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Asle in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Asle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martin 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
Asle and Martin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1945 to 2005, ending at #519 and #9.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1945–2005
Asle held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Martin in 58.
Highest recorded here: Asle #117 in 1959, Martin #1 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Asle #519, Martin #9.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Martin
Pairs where Martin shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Martin vs Roger
In 1945 they stood at #83 and #86 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2013 they were #27 and #514.
Martin · Roger · 62 shared years, 1945–2013 · Started together, ended far apart
- Martin vs Paul
In 1945 they stood at #83 and #73 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2024 they were #60 and #370.
Martin · Paul · 80 shared years, 1945–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Martin vs Brendan
In 1964 they stood at #9 and #17 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #102 and #402.
Martin · Brendan · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Martin vs Aksel
Martin and Aksel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #69 and #25.
Martin · Aksel · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Asle | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Roman name Martinus, connected to Mars, the Roman god of war. Widely known through Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop and patron saint of France. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin (Ancient Roman) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #519 (2005) | Norway · Boys #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martin has a recorded origin (Latin (Ancient Roman)); Asle does not have one recorded yet.
- Asle and Martin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Martin; Asle doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #149 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2005
Highest recorded position: #117 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Boys
Martin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #83 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys