Helin vs Marta
Helin and Martacompared 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, Helin was ranked #440 and Marta #297 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Helin was ranked #2253 and Marta #934 among girls in England and Wales.
Helin and Marta over time
Helin and Marta appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Marta held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Helin in 0.
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
Helin and Marta changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2253 and #934.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Helin held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Marta in 20.
Highest recorded here: Helin #920 in 2002, Marta #559 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Helin #2253, Marta #934.
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1992–2025
Helin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Marta in 23.
Highest recorded here: Helin #327 in 2005, Marta #129 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Helin #440, Marta #297.
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 | Helin | Marta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #440 (2025) | Norway · Girls #297 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Helin and Marta both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Helin
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #651 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #327 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #440 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Marta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 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: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #297 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls