Julie vs Marthe
Julie and Marthecompared 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 2023, Julie was ranked #49 and Marthe #448 among girls in Norway.
Julie and Marthe over time
Julie and Marthe appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Julie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marthe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marthe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Julie 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
Julie and Marthe changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2023, ending at #49 and #448.
- Longest-running competitions
Julie and Marthe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #49 and #448.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1946–2023
Julie held the stronger position in 55 of those years, Marthe in 12.
Highest recorded here: Julie #1 in 2001, Marthe #18 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Julie #49, Marthe #448.
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 | Julie | Marthe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #60 (2025) | Norway · Girls #448 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Julie and Marthe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Julie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #305 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marthe
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2023
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1946–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #448 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls