Alfhild vs Venche
Alfhild and Venchecompared 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 1967, Alfhild was ranked #409 and Venche #374 among girls in Norway.
Alfhild and Venche over time
Alfhild and Venche appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Venche 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 Venche 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1946–1967
Alfhild held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Venche in 12.
Highest recorded here: Alfhild #156 in 1948, Venche #190 in 1953.
The order changed in 1955: Venche moved ahead. In 1954 they stood at #223 and #249; by 1955 that had become #239 and #208.
Most recent shared year, 1967: Alfhild #409, Venche #374.
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 | Venche |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #610 (1980) | Norway · Girls #617 (1973) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfhild and Venche 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
Venche
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #320 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1973
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1946–1973).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1973
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1973.
Norway · Girls