Martine vs Samira
Martine and Samiracompared 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, Martine was ranked #124 and Samira #451 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Martine was ranked #4764 and Samira #603 among girls in England and Wales.
Martine and Samira over time
Martine and Samira appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Martine and Samira were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #124 and #451.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1967–2025
Martine held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Samira in 7.
Highest recorded here: Martine #9 in 1994, Samira #228 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Martine #124, Samira #451.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2011
Martine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samira in 14.
Highest recorded here: Martine #748 in 2000, Samira #410 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Martine #4764, Samira #603.
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 Martine
Pairs where Martine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Kristine vs Martine
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Martine rose about as far as Kristine fell — from #123 and #569 in 1967 to #244 and #124 in 2025.
Kristine · Martine · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Linn vs Martine
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Martine rose about as far as Linn fell — from #237 and #569 in 1967 to #358 and #124 in 2025.
Linn · Martine · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Marte vs Martine
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Martine rose about as far as Marte fell — from #248 and #569 in 1967 to #480 and #124 in 2025.
Marte · Martine · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Martine vs Åse
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Martine rose about as far as Åse fell — from #569 and #60 in 1967 to #124 and #93 in 2025.
Martine · Åse · 56 shared years, 1967–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Martine | Samira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #124 (2025) | Norway · Girls #451 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martine and Samira both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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
Samira
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #458 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls