Helene vs Martine
Helene and Martinecompared 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, Helene was ranked #101 and Martine #124 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1964, Helene was ranked #327 and Martine #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Helene was ranked #4049 and Martine #4764 among girls in England and Wales.
Helene and Martine over time
Helene and Martine appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 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
Helene and Martine changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2025, ending at #101 and #124.
- Longest-running competitions
Helene and Martine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #101 and #124.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Helene #7 in 1995, Martine #9 in 1994.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1967–2025
Helene held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Martine in 18.
Highest recorded here: Helene #7 in 1995, Martine #9 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Helene #101, Martine #124.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2011
Helene held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Martine in 11.
Highest recorded here: Helene #1168 in 1996, Martine #748 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Helene #4049, Martine #4764.
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 | Helene | Martine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #101 (2025) | Norway · Girls #124 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Helene and Martine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Helene
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #110 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 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #101 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Martine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls