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Che vs Martine

Che 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2010, Che was ranked #4688 and Martine #5707 among girls in England and Wales.

Che and Martine over time

Che and Martine appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Martine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Che 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.

Che reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martine 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 19972010

    Che held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Martine in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Che #1666 in 1997, Martine #1025 in 2001.

    The order changed in 2010: Che moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #5061 and #2509; by 2010 that had become #4688 and #5707.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Che #4688, Martine #5707.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Che, Martine
FieldCheMartine
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorthern Ireland · Boys #305 (2024)Norway · Girls #124 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Che has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Martine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Che

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #654 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #167 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Martine

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1967–2025

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1967–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls