Alexandra vs Birgitte
Alexandra and Birgittecompared 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 2016, Alexandra was ranked #95 and Birgitte #509 among girls in Norway.
Alexandra and Birgitte over time
Alexandra and Birgitte appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Birgitte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alexandra 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.
Birgitte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandra 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1996, Alexandra moved ahead of Birgitte in Norway · Girls — #144 and #123 the year before became #109 and #148.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alexandra and Birgitte changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2016, ending at #95 and #509.
- Mirrored each other
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Birgitte fell — from #400 and #320 in 1952 to #95 and #509 in 2016.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Birgitte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1952 to 2016, ending at #95 and #509.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1952–2016
Alexandra held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Birgitte in 31.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Birgitte #86 in 1990.
The order changed in 1996: Alexandra moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #144 and #123; by 1996 that had become #109 and #148.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Alexandra #95, Birgitte #509.
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 | Alexandra | Birgitte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | Norway · Girls #509 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Birgitte.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Birgitte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2016
Highest recorded position: #86 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #509 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls