Lindis vs Marte
Lindis and Martecompared 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 1998, Lindis was ranked #617 and Marte #26 among girls in Norway.
Lindis and Marte over time
Lindis and Marte appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Marte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lindis 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.
Lindis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marte 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 31 shared years in Norway · Girls, Marte rose about as far as Lindis fell — from #335 and #336 in 1955 to #617 and #26 in 1998.
- Longest-running competitions
Lindis and Marte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1955 to 1998, ending at #617 and #26.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1955–1998
Lindis held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Marte in 26.
Highest recorded here: Lindis #319 in 1958, Marte #11 in 1993.
The order changed in 1962: Marte moved ahead. In 1961 they stood at #404 and #452; by 1962 that had become #347 and #268.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Lindis #617, Marte #26.
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 | Lindis | Marte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #617 (1998) | Norway · Girls #480 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lindis and Marte both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lindis
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #333 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–1998
Highest recorded position: #319 among girls in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1950–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls
Marte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #358 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #480 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls