Agnete vs Svanhild
Agnete and Svanhildcompared 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 2008, Agnete was ranked #536 and Svanhild #618 among girls in Norway.
Agnete and Svanhild over time
Agnete and Svanhild appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Svanhild 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.
Svanhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agnete 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
Agnete and Svanhild changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2008, ending at #536 and #618.
- Longest-running competitions
Agnete and Svanhild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1951 to 2008, ending at #536 and #618.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1951–2008
Agnete held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Svanhild in 21.
Highest recorded here: Agnete #236 in 1969, Svanhild #104 in 1952.
The order changed in 1988: Agnete moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #472 and #411; by 1988 that had become #329 and #464.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Agnete #536, Svanhild #618.
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 | Svanhild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #463 (2019) | Norway · Girls #538 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnete has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Svanhild.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
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
Svanhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #77 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #538 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls