Alfhild vs Ester
Alfhild and Estercompared 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 Ester #519 among girls in Norway.
Alfhild and Ester over time
Alfhild and Ester appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ester held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alfhild 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.
Alfhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ester 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alfhild #153 in 1945, Ester #134 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1945–1980
Alfhild held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ester in 22.
Highest recorded here: Alfhild #153 in 1945, Ester #134 in 1947.
The order changed in 1980: Ester moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #586 and #600; by 1980 that had become #610 and #519.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Alfhild #610, Ester #519.
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 | Ester |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #610 (1980) | Norway · Girls #209 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfhild and Ester both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Ester
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls