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Jeanette vs Marte

Jeanette and Martecompared 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 2014, Jeanette was ranked #522 and Marte #153 among girls in Norway.

Jeanette and Marte over time

Jeanette and Marte appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Marte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jeanette 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.

Jeanette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marte 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1988, Marte moved ahead of Jeanette in Norway · Girls — #29 and #34 the year before became #46 and #20.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Jeanette and Marte changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2014, ending at #522 and #153.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Marte rose about as far as Jeanette fell — from #342 and #390 in 1949 to #522 and #153 in 2014.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jeanette and Marte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1949 to 2014, ending at #522 and #153.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1949–2014

    Jeanette held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Marte in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Jeanette #23 in 1986, Marte #6 in 1991.

    The order changed in 1988: Marte moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #29 and #34; by 1988 that had become #46 and #20.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Jeanette #522, Marte #153.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Jeanette, Marte
FieldJeanetteMarte
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)Norway · Girls #480 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jeanette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marte.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Jeanette

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2014

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1949–2014).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Marte

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #358 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #480 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls