Agnethe vs Astrid
Agnethe and Astridcompared 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 2020, Agnethe was ranked #471 and Astrid #27 among girls in Norway.
Agnethe and Astrid over time
Agnethe and Astrid appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Agnethe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Astrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agnethe 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Agnethe and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1945 to 2020, ending at #471 and #27.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1945–2020
Agnethe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Astrid in 50.
Highest recorded here: Agnethe #273 in 1981, Astrid #12 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Agnethe #471, Astrid #27.
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 | Agnethe | Astrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈæstɹɪd/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #471 (2020) | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Agnethe does not have one recorded yet.
- Agnethe has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Astrid.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Agnethe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Agnethe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #319 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2020
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #471 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Girls
Astrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls