Alfhild vs Astrid
Alfhild 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 1980, Alfhild was ranked #610 and Astrid #83 among girls in Norway.
Alfhild and Astrid over time
Alfhild and Astrid appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alfhild in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alfhild #153 in 1945, Astrid #12 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1945–1980
Alfhild held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Astrid in 24.
Highest recorded here: Alfhild #153 in 1945, Astrid #12 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Alfhild #610, Astrid #83.
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 | Alfhild | 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 | 2 | 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 #610 (1980) | 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); Alfhild does not have one recorded yet.
- Alfhild and Astrid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Alfhild doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alfhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #153 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1980
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1980).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in Norway, in 1980.
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