Lin vs Martine
Lin and Martinecompared 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 2025, Lin was ranked #513 and Martine #124 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Lin was ranked #3549 and Martine #4764 among girls in England and Wales.
Lin and Martine over time
Lin and Martine appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Martine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lin 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.
Lin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Martine 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in Norway · Girls, Martine rose about as far as Lin fell — from #253 and #611 in 1970 to #513 and #124 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1970–2025
Lin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Martine in 18.
Highest recorded here: Lin #114 in 1973, Martine #12 in 2001.
The order changed in 1979: Martine moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #329 and #331; by 1979 that had become #641 and #325.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lin #513, Martine #124.
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 | Lin | Martine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #513 (2025) | Norway · Girls #124 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lin has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Martine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lin
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #513 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Martine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls