Agnete vs Olivia
Agnete and Oliviacompared 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 2019, Agnete was ranked #463 and Olivia #4 among girls in Norway.
Agnete and Olivia over time
Agnete and Olivia appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Olivia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Agnete 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.
Agnete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Olivia 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1964–2019
Agnete held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Olivia in 19.
Highest recorded here: Agnete #282 in 1975, Olivia #3 in 2015.
The order changed in 1993: Olivia moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #340 and #393; by 1993 that had become #409 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Agnete #463, Olivia #4.
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 | Agnete | Olivia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree' or 'symbol of peace'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /əˈlɪviə/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Olivea, Liv, Livvy, Oliwia |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #463 (2019) | Norway · Girls #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Olivia has a recorded origin (Latin); Agnete does not have one recorded yet.
- Agnete and Olivia both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Olivia; Agnete doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Agnete a "medium" Data Confidence level and Olivia a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Agnete
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #356 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2019
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1951–2019).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Girls
Olivia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #488 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls