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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.

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 Charlotte

Pairs where Charlotte shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Marthe

Pairs where Marthe shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Charlotte, Marthe
FieldCharlotteMarthe
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFree man (feminine form of Charles).Not yet recorded
OriginFrench, feminine of CharlesNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈʃɑɹlət/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesLottie, Charlie, CarlottaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #1 (2025)Norway · Girls #448 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)65/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1989–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2012 (recorded 1989–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Marthe

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1946–2023

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1946–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #448 among girls in Norway, in 2023.

    Norway · Girls