Frida vs Martha
Frida 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Frida was ranked #5 and Martha #225 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Frida was ranked #350 and Martha #131 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Frida was ranked #811 and Martha #159 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Frida was ranked #700 and Martha #207 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Frida was ranked #431 and Martha #230 among girls in Scotland.
Frida and Martha over time
Frida and Martha appear together in 2 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Martha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Frida 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1985, Frida moved ahead of Martha in Norway · Girls — #281 and #226 the year before became #171 and #375.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Frida and Martha changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #5 and #225.
- Longest-running competitions
Frida and Martha were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #5 and #225.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1945–2025
Frida held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Martha in 23.
Highest recorded here: Frida #5 in 2025, Martha #134 in 1951.
The order changed in 1985: Frida moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #281 and #226; by 1985 that had become #171 and #375.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Frida #5, Martha #225.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Frida held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Martha in 25.
Highest recorded here: Frida #504 in 2022, Martha #67 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Frida #811, Martha #159.
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 | Frida | Martha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | FREE-dah | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) | Norway · Girls #225 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Martha does not have one recorded yet.
- Frida and Martha both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Martha doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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