Halldis vs Martina
Halldis and Martinacompared 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 1979, Halldis was ranked #629 and Martina #369 among girls in Norway.
Halldis and Martina over time
Halldis and Martina appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Halldis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Martina 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.
Martina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Halldis 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1958–1979
Halldis held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Martina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Halldis #377 in 1965, Martina #311 in 1959.
The order changed in 1979: Martina moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #421 and #520; by 1979 that had become #629 and #369.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Halldis #629, Martina #369.
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 | Halldis | Martina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #629 (1979) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Halldis has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Martina.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Halldis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #187 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1979
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1979).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #629 among girls in Norway, in 1979.
Norway · Girls
Martina
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #467 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls