Darcey vs Martha
Darcey and Marthacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Darcey was ranked #253 and Martha #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Darcey was ranked #305 and Martha #159 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Darcey was ranked #196 and Martha #230 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Darcey was ranked #718 and Martha #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Darcey and Martha over time
Darcey and Martha appear together in 3 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Martha held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Darcey in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Darcey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Martha in 1. 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
Darcey and Martha changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #253 and #110.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Darcey and Martha averaged 50.2 places apart, ending at #253 and #110.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Darcey #72 in 2014, Martha #67 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Darcey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Martha in 29.
Highest recorded here: Darcey #72 in 2014, Martha #67 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darcey #305, Martha #159.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2024
Darcey held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Martha in 15.
Highest recorded here: Darcey #89 in 2014, Martha #76 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darcey #253, Martha #110.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2001–2025
Darcey held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Martha in 19.
Highest recorded here: Darcey #233 in 2015, Martha #161 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darcey #718, Martha #352.
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 | Darcey | Martha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Norway · Girls #225 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darcey and Martha both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Darcey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #753 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #72 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Martha
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #158 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #225 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls