Eldbjørg vs Marthe
Eldbjørg 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 1993, Eldbjørg was ranked #627 and Marthe #35 among girls in Norway.
Eldbjørg and Marthe over time
Eldbjørg and Marthe appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Eldbjørg held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marthe 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.
Eldbjørg 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Eldbjørg and Marthe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1946 to 1993, ending at #627 and #35.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1946–1993
Eldbjørg held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Marthe in 15.
Highest recorded here: Eldbjørg #80 in 1947, Marthe #28 in 1992.
The order changed in 1970: Marthe moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #318 and #461; by 1970 that had become #580 and #270.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Eldbjørg #627, Marthe #35.
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 | Eldbjørg | Marthe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #627 (1993) | Norway · Girls #448 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eldbjørg has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Marthe.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eldbjørg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #627 among girls in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · 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