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Abigail vs Tomine

Abigail and Tominecompared 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, Abigail was ranked #273 and Tomine #72 among girls in Norway.

Abigail and Tomine over time

Abigail and Tomine appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Tomine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abigail 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.

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Abigail #246 in 2022, Tomine #62 in 2022.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls25 shared years, 19952025

    Abigail held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tomine in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Abigail #246 in 2022, Tomine #62 in 2022.

    The order changed in 1997: Tomine moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #606 and #658; by 1997 that had become #537 and #483.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Abigail #273, Tomine #72.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abigail, Tomine
FieldAbigailTomine
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #55 (2025)Norway · Girls #72 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abigail and Tomine both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Abigail

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Tomine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1995

    First recorded at #658 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1995–2025

    Highest recorded position: #62 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1995–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #72 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls