Marta vs Sahra
Marta and Sahracompared 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 2015, Marta was ranked #297 and Sahra #502 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Marta was ranked #1079 and Sahra #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Marta and Sahra over time
Marta and Sahra appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Marta held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sahra 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Marta and Sahra were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1079 and #5927.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1960–2015
Marta held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Sahra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Marta #92 in 1985, Sahra #298 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Marta #297, Sahra #502.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Marta held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sahra in 9.
Highest recorded here: Marta #559 in 2010, Sahra #962 in 2001.
The order changed in 2007: Marta moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1243 and #1031; by 2007 that had become #987 and #1234.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marta #1079, Sahra #5927.
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 | Sahra |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #297 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marta and Sahra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sahra
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #489 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2015
Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1960–2015).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls