Marte vs Sunniva
Marte and Sunnivacompared 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, Marte was ranked #480 and Sunniva #90 among girls in Norway.
Marte and Sunniva over time
Marte and Sunniva appear together in 1 published list, across 66 years of shared records. Marte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sunniva 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 Sunniva 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Sunniva moved into the top 50 at #41 in 2005 as Marte fell out of it to #56, having been #43 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2005, Sunniva moved ahead of Marte in Norway · Girls — #43 and #44 the year before became #56 and #41.
- Longest-running competitions
Marte and Sunniva were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #480 and #90.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1955–2025
Marte held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Sunniva in 22.
Highest recorded here: Marte #6 in 1991, Sunniva #32 in 2003.
The order changed in 2005: Sunniva moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #43 and #44; by 2005 that had become #56 and #41.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marte #480, Sunniva #90.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Marte
Pairs where Marte shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Monica vs Marte
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Marte rose about as far as Monica fell — from #315 and #358 in 1946 to #542 and #166 in 2017.
Monica · Marte · 68 shared years, 1946–2017 · Mirrored each other
- Marte vs Hedda
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Marte fell — from #277 and #460 in 1963 to #480 and #10 in 2025.
Marte · Hedda · 59 shared years, 1963–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Marte vs Jeanette
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Marte rose about as far as Jeanette fell — from #390 and #342 in 1949 to #153 and #522 in 2014.
Marte · Jeanette · 59 shared years, 1949–2014 · Mirrored each other
- Marte vs Trude
Over 58 shared years in Norway · Girls, Marte rose about as far as Trude fell — from #358 and #287 in 1946 to #56 and #570 in 2005.
Marte · Trude · 58 shared years, 1946–2005 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Marte | Sunniva |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #480 (2025) | Norway · Girls #90 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marte has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Sunniva.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Sunniva
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #447 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls