Hannah vs Martha

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.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Hannah was ranked #21 and Martha #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Hannah was ranked #57 and Martha #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Hannah was ranked #66 and Martha #230 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Hannah was ranked #107 and Martha #159 among girls in England and Wales.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2025, Hannah was ranked #116 and Martha #225 among girls in Norway.

Hannah and Martha over time

Hannah and Martha appear together in 4 published lists, across 167 years of shared records. Hannah held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Martha 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Hannah held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Martha in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Hannah #5 in 2019, Martha #116 in 1964.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Hannah #21, Martha #352.

• Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1976–2025

  Hannah held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Martha in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Hannah #25 in 2005, Martha #191 in 1993.

  The order changed in 1987: Hannah moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #235 and #211; by 1987 that had become #199 and #403.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Hannah #116, Martha #225.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Hannah held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Martha in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Hannah #6 in 1996, Martha #67 in 2015.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Hannah #107, Martha #159.

• Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024

  Hannah held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Martha in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Hannah #6 in 1998, Martha #76 in 2023.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Hannah #57, Martha #110.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here