James vs Martinius
James and Martiniuscompared 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 2020, James was ranked #300 and Martinius #464 among boys in Norway.
James and Martinius over time
James and Martinius appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. James held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Martinius 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.
James reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martinius 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
James and Martinius changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1996 and 2020, ending at #300 and #464.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2020
James held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Martinius in 10.
Highest recorded here: James #269 in 1999, Martinius #267 in 2014.
The order changed in 2015: James moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #288 and #267; by 2015 that had become #308 and #357.
Most recent shared year, 2020: James #300, Martinius #464.
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 | James | Martinius |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Supplanter, held by the heel (traditional interpretation via Jacob). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Late Latin Iacomus | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒeɪmz/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Jim, Jamie, Iacomus | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #4 (2025) | Norway · Boys #464 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- James has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Late Latin Iacomus); Martinius does not have one recorded yet.
- James has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Martinius.
- A meaning is recorded for James; Martinius doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives James a "high" Data Confidence level and Martinius a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
James
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Martinius
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #531 among boys in Norway in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2020
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2020).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #464 among boys in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Boys