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Christina vs Marthe

Christina 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, Christina was ranked #383 and Marthe #448 among girls in Norway.

Christina and Marthe over time

Christina and Marthe appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Christina 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.

Christina 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

    Christina and Marthe changed places 24 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2023, ending at #383 and #448.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Christina and Marthe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #383 and #448.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Christina #12 in 1989, Marthe #18 in 1991.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1946–2023

    Christina held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Marthe in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Christina #12 in 1989, Marthe #18 in 1991.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Christina #383, 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 Christina

Pairs where Christina 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 Christina, Marthe
FieldChristinaMarthe
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025)Norway · Girls #448 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Christina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marthe.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Christina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #307 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 recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1051 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