Agathe vs Regine
Agathe and Reginecompared 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, Agathe was ranked #454 and Regine #523 among girls in Norway.
Agathe and Regine over time
Agathe and Regine appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Regine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Agathe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Regine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agathe 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
Agathe and Regine changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1973 and 2025, ending at #454 and #523.
- Longest-running competitions
Agathe and Regine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #454 and #523.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1973–2025
Agathe held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Regine in 32.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #270 in 2006, Regine #125 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agathe #454, Regine #523.
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 | Agathe | Regine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #454 (2025) | Norway · Girls #523 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agathe and Regine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Agathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #270 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Regine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #405 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls