Aagot vs Kerstin
Aagot and Kerstincompared 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 1967, Aagot was ranked #530 and Kerstin #423 among girls in Norway.
Aagot and Kerstin over time
Aagot and Kerstin appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Kerstin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aagot in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aagot reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kerstin 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
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1945–1967
Aagot held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kerstin in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aagot #251 in 1945, Kerstin #228 in 1953.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1967: Aagot #530, Kerstin #423.
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 | Aagot | Kerstin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #530 (1967) | England and Wales · Girls #4798 (2005) |
| 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
- Aagot and Kerstin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aagot
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1967
Highest recorded position: #251 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1967).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1967
Most recently recorded at #530 among girls in Norway, in 1967.
Norway · Girls
Kerstin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #247 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #198 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005.
England and Wales · Girls