Charlotte vs Marthe
Charlotte 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, Charlotte was ranked #154 and Marthe #448 among girls in Norway.
Charlotte and Marthe over time
Charlotte and Marthe appear together in 1 published list, across 66 years of shared records. Charlotte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marthe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charlotte 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Charlotte and Marthe changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2023, ending at #154 and #448.
- Longest-running competitions
Charlotte and Marthe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #154 and #448.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #12 in 1990, Marthe #18 in 1991.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1946–2023
Charlotte held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Marthe in 21.
Highest recorded here: Charlotte #12 in 1990, Marthe #18 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Charlotte #154, 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 | Charlotte | Marthe |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Free man (feminine form of Charles). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | French, feminine of Charles | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɑɹlət/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Lottie, Charlie, Carlotta | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #448 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Charlotte has a recorded origin (French, feminine of Charles); Marthe does not have one recorded yet.
- Charlotte has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marthe.
- A meaning is recorded for Charlotte; Marthe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Charlotte a "high" Data Confidence level and Marthe a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Charlotte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2012 (recorded 1989–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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