Joakim vs Martin
Joakim 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 2025, Joakim was ranked #265 and Martin #69 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Joakim was ranked #4789 and Martin #240 among boys in England and Wales.
Joakim and Martin over time
Joakim and Martin appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Martin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Joakim 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Joakim and Martin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #265 and #69.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Joakim #20 in 1991, Martin #1 in 1992.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1967–2025
Joakim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Martin in 58.
Highest recorded here: Joakim #20 in 1991, Martin #1 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joakim #265, Martin #69.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1996–2021
Joakim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Martin in 8.
Highest recorded here: Joakim #2538 in 2006, Martin #109 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Joakim #4789, Martin #240.
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 | Joakim | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #265 (2025) | Norway · Boys #69 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martin has a recorded origin (Latin (Ancient Roman)); Joakim does not have one recorded yet.
- Joakim and Martin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Martin; Joakim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Joakim
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #534 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #265 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
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