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Liz vs Marta

Liz and Martacompared 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 1994, Liz was ranked #643 and Marta #154 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Liz was ranked #441 and Marta #504 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Liz was ranked #1639 and Marta #1079 among girls in England and Wales.

Liz and Marta over time

Liz and Marta appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Marta held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Liz 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.

Marta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Liz in 1. 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls27 shared years, 19581994

    Liz held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Marta in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Liz #291 in 1967, Marta #92 in 1985.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1994: Liz #643, Marta #154.

  • England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 20002025

    Liz held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marta in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Liz #1302 in 2024, Marta #559 in 2010.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Liz #1639, Marta #1079.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 20042024

    Liz held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Marta in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Liz #420 in 2022, Marta #377 in 2010.

    The order changed in 2024: Liz moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #495 and #445; by 2024 that had become #441 and #504.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Liz #441, Marta #504.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Liz, Marta
FieldLizMarta
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)Norway · Girls #297 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Liz has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Marta.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Liz

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–1994

    Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1958–1994).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Marta

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #167 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls