Martine vs Victoria
Martine and Victoriacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1998, Martine was ranked #351 and Victoria #32 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Martine was ranked #124 and Victoria #80 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Martine was ranked #4764 and Victoria #107 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1978, Martine was ranked #469 and Victoria #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Martine and Victoria over time
Martine and Victoria appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Victoria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Martine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Martine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Victoria in 1. 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
Martine and Victoria changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2025, ending at #124 and #80.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Martine and Victoria averaged 47.9 places apart, ending at #124 and #80.
- Longest-running competitions
Martine and Victoria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #124 and #80.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1967–2025
Martine held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Victoria in 35.
Highest recorded here: Martine #9 in 1994, Victoria #15 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Martine #124, Victoria #80.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2011
Martine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victoria in 14.
Highest recorded here: Martine #748 in 2000, Victoria #34 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Martine #4764, Victoria #107.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1964–1978
Martine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victoria in 8.
Highest recorded here: Martine #288 in 1967, Victoria #99 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Martine #469, Victoria #109.
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 | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #124 (2025) | Norway · Girls #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Martine and Victoria both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Victoria
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls