Ada vs Dagrun
Ada and Dagruncompared 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 1986, Ada was ranked #380 and Dagrun #597 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Dagrun over time
Ada and Dagrun appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Dagrun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ada 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.
Dagrun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ada 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.
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
Ada and Dagrun changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1986, ending at #380 and #597.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ada #182 in 1947, Dagrun #163 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1945–1986
Ada held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Dagrun in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ada #182 in 1947, Dagrun #163 in 1946.
The order changed in 1981: Ada moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #547 and #511; by 1981 that had become #560 and #620.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Ada #380, Dagrun #597.
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 | Ada | Dagrun |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #597 (1986) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Dagrun does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Dagrun both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Dagrun doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Dagrun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #172 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1986
Highest recorded position: #163 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1986).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #597 among girls in Norway, in 1986.
Norway · Girls