Caroline vs Marthe
Caroline and Marthecompared 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 2023, Caroline was ranked #306 and Marthe #448 among girls in Norway.
Caroline and Marthe over time
Caroline and Marthe appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Caroline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marthe in 0.
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.
Caroline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marthe 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2005, Caroline moved ahead of Marthe in Norway · Girls — #61 and #59 the year before became #66 and #68.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Caroline and Marthe changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2023, ending at #306 and #448.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Caroline and Marthe averaged 53.4 places apart, ending at #306 and #448.
- Longest-running competitions
Caroline and Marthe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1958 to 2023, ending at #306 and #448.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Caroline #15 in 1990, Marthe #18 in 1991.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1958–2023
Caroline held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Marthe in 26.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #15 in 1990, Marthe #18 in 1991.
The order changed in 2005: Caroline moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #61 and #59; by 2005 that had become #66 and #68.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Caroline #306, Marthe #448.
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 | Caroline | Marthe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) | Norway · Girls #448 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caroline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Marthe.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Caroline
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #392 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Marthe
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2023
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1946–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #448 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls