Martine vs Sabreen
Martine and Sabreencompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Martine was ranked #4764 and Sabreen #4049 among girls in England and Wales.
Martine and Sabreen over time
Martine and Sabreen appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Martine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sabreen 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.
Martine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sabreen 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1996–2011
Martine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Sabreen in 2.
Highest recorded here: Martine #752 in 1999, Sabreen #2438 in 2005.
The order changed in 2007: Sabreen moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #2084 and #2438; by 2007 that had become #3218 and #3218.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Martine #4764, Sabreen #4049.
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 | Martine | Sabreen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #124 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sabreen.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Martine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sabreen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2340 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls