Mali vs Marte
Mali 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 2025, Mali was ranked #410 and Marte #480 among girls in Norway.
Mali and Marte over time
Mali and Marte appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Marte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mali 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.
Marte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mali 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
Mali and Marte changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2025, ending at #410 and #480.
- Longest-running competitions
Mali and Marte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 49 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #410 and #480.
List by list
Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1947–2025
Mali held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Marte in 36.
Highest recorded here: Mali #82 in 2009, Marte #6 in 1991.
The order changed in 2021: Mali moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #296 and #237; by 2021 that had become #228 and #230.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mali #410, Marte #480.
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 | Mali | 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #410 (2025) | Norway · Girls #480 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mali and Marte both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mali
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #410 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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