Marta vs Runa
Marta and Runacompared 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, Marta was ranked #297 and Runa #226 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Marta was ranked #934 and Runa #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Marta and Runa over time
Marta and Runa appear together in 2 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Marta held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Runa 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.
Runa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marta 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
Marta and Runa changed places 19 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #297 and #226.
- Longest-running competitions
Marta and Runa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #297 and #226.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Marta #676 in 2022, Runa #1416 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Marta held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Runa in 18.
Highest recorded here: Marta #92 in 1985, Runa #165 in 1962.
The order changed in 2024: Runa moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #259 and #261; by 2024 that had become #256 and #236.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marta #297, Runa #226.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2024
Marta held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Runa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Marta #676 in 2022, Runa #1416 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Marta #934, Runa #2411.
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 | Marta | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #297 (2025) | Norway · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marta and Runa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO.
How each name got here
Marta
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #297 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls