Ingar vs Martin
Ingar and Martincompared 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 · Boys
In 2011, Ingar was ranked #544 and Martin #15 among boys in Norway.
Ingar and Martin over time
Ingar and Martin appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Martin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ingar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martin 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ingar and Martin changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2011, ending at #544 and #15.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingar and Martin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2011, ending at #544 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2011
Ingar held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Martin in 59.
Highest recorded here: Ingar #98 in 1946, Martin #1 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Ingar #544, Martin #15.
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 | Ingar | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Roman name Martinus, connected to Mars, the Roman god of war. Widely known through Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop and patron saint of France. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin (Ancient Roman) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #544 (2011) | Norway · Boys #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martin has a recorded origin (Latin (Ancient Roman)); Ingar does not have one recorded yet.
- Ingar and Martin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Martin; Ingar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #110 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #544 among boys in Norway, in 2011.
Norway · Boys
Martin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #83 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys