Lisa vs Marthe
Lisa 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, Lisa was ranked #168 and Marthe #448 among girls in Norway.
Lisa and Marthe over time
Lisa and Marthe appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Lisa 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 Lisa 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
Lisa and Marthe changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2023, ending at #168 and #448.
- Longest-running competitions
Lisa and Marthe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 70 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #168 and #448.
List by list
Norway · Girls70 shared years, 1946–2023
Lisa held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Marthe in 28.
Highest recorded here: Lisa #37 in 1994, Marthe #18 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Lisa #168, 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 | Lisa | Marthe |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, often used independently — notably the name of the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.sə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #174 (2025) | Norway · Girls #448 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lisa has a recorded origin (Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth); Marthe does not have one recorded yet.
- Lisa and Marthe both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lisa; Marthe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #330 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1997
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1962–1997).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #174 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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