Liban vs Martinus
Liban and Martinuscompared 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 2009, Liban was ranked #436 and Martinus #319 among boys in Norway.
Liban and Martinus over time
Liban and Martinus appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Liban held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Martinus 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Liban #312 in 2003, Martinus #315 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Boys14 shared years, 1989–2009
Liban held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Martinus in 5.
Highest recorded here: Liban #312 in 2003, Martinus #315 in 2003.
The order changed in 2004: Martinus moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #312 and #315; by 2004 that had become #507 and #338.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Liban #436, Martinus #319.
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 | Liban | Martinus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) | Norway · Boys #493 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Liban has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Martinus.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Liban
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #623 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2009
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1974–2009).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Martinus
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #348 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2024
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1946–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #493 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys