Marthine vs Vanja
Marthine and Vanjacompared 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 2016, Marthine was ranked #533 and Vanja #574 among girls in Norway.
Marthine and Vanja over time
Marthine and Vanja appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Vanja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marthine 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.
Vanja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marthine 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
Marthine and Vanja changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1988 and 2016, ending at #533 and #574.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Marthine #248 in 1999, Vanja #181 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1988–2016
Marthine held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Vanja in 17.
Highest recorded here: Marthine #248 in 1999, Vanja #181 in 1997.
The order changed in 2013: Marthine moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #591 and #560; by 2013 that had become #504 and #513.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Marthine #533, Vanja #574.
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 | Marthine | Vanja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #533 (2016) | Norway · Girls #527 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Marthine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vanja.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Marthine
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #680 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2016
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1988–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls
Vanja
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2019
Highest recorded position: #139 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1953–2019).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #527 among girls in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Girls