Ada vs Othilie
Ada and Othiliecompared 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, Ada was ranked #18 and Othilie #133 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Othilie over time
Ada and Othilie appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Othilie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 — Ada #6 in 2019, Othilie #125 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1995–2025
Ada held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Othilie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #6 in 2019, Othilie #125 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #18, Othilie #133.
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 | Othilie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #133 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Othilie does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Othilie.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Othilie 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
Othilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1995–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #133 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls