Kjartan vs Mark
Kjartan and Markcompared 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, Kjartan was ranked #550 and Mark #317 among boys in Norway.
Kjartan and Mark over time
Kjartan and Mark appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Kjartan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mark 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.
Mark reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kjartan 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
Kjartan and Mark changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 2011, ending at #550 and #317.
- Longest-running competitions
Kjartan and Mark were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1950 to 2011, ending at #550 and #317.
List by list
Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1950–2011
Kjartan held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Mark in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kjartan #145 in 1976, Mark #211 in 1970.
The order changed in 2011: Mark moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #415 and #514; by 2011 that had become #550 and #317.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Kjartan #550, Mark #317.
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 | Kjartan | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmɑɹk/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| 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 #550 (2011) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Kjartan does not have one recorded yet.
- Kjartan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mark.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Kjartan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kjartan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #305 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: #145 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #550 among boys in Norway, in 2011.
Norway · Boys
Mark
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2001
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys