Ellinor vs Marta
Ellinor and Martacompared 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 2025, Ellinor was ranked #7 and Marta #297 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ellinor was ranked #2843 and Marta #894 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellinor and Marta over time
Ellinor and Marta appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ellinor and Marta changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #7 and #297.
- Mirrored each other
Over 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ellinor rose about as far as Marta fell — from #102 and #167 in 1945 to #7 and #297 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellinor and Marta were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #7 and #297.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Ellinor held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Marta in 35.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #7 in 2025, Marta #92 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellinor #7, Marta #297.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2020
Ellinor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marta in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Marta #559 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ellinor #2843, Marta #894.
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 Ellinor
Pairs where Ellinor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ellinor vs Mona
In 1945 they stood at #102 and #98 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #7 and #413.
Ellinor · Mona · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Ellinor
Anna and Ellinor were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #7.
Anna · Ellinor · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anne vs Ellinor
Anne and Ellinor were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #7.
Anne · Ellinor · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Ellinor vs Astrid
Ellinor and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #7 and #9.
Ellinor · Astrid · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Ellinor | Marta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #7 (2025) | Norway · Girls #297 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ellinor has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ellinor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Marta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #297 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls