Gun vs Marte
Gun and Martecompared 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 1975, Gun was ranked #366 and Marte #83 among girls in Norway.
Gun and Marte over time
Gun and Marte appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Gun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marte 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.
Gun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marte 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 1970, Marte moved ahead of Gun in Norway · Girls — #369 and #378 the year before became #590 and #196.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gun and Marte changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1975, ending at #366 and #83.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1946–1975
Gun held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Marte in 10.
Highest recorded here: Gun #196 in 1962, Marte #83 in 1975.
The order changed in 1970: Marte moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #369 and #378; by 1970 that had become #590 and #196.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Gun #366, Marte #83.
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 | Gun | Marte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #366 (1975) | Norway · Girls #480 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gun has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Marte.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #285 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1975
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–1975).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1975
Most recently recorded at #366 among girls in Norway, in 1975.
Norway · Girls
Marte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #358 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #480 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls