Alice vs Margrete
Alice and Margretecompared 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 2023, Alice was ranked #153 and Margrete #523 among girls in Norway.
Alice and Margrete over time
Alice and Margrete appear together in 1 published list, across 73 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Margrete 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.
Margrete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alice 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 1999, Alice moved ahead of Margrete in Norway · Girls — #298 and #272 the year before became #198 and #265.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alice and Margrete changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #153 and #523.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Margrete were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 73 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #153 and #523.
List by list
Norway · Girls73 shared years, 1945–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Margrete in 29.
Highest recorded here: Alice #123 in 2015, Margrete #155 in 1949.
The order changed in 1999: Alice moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #298 and #272; by 1999 that had become #198 and #265.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #153, Margrete #523.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Alice
Pairs where Alice shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Natasha vs Alice
In 1996 they stood at #33 and #25 in England and Wales · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2024 they were #1262 and #49.
Natasha · Alice · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Alice vs Chelsea
In 1996 they stood at #25 and #34 in England and Wales · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2024 they were #49 and #1230.
Alice · Chelsea · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Danielle vs Alice
In 1996 they stood at #20 and #25 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #934 and #49.
Danielle · Alice · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Lorraine vs Alice
In 1964 they stood at #47 and #57 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #33.
Lorraine · Alice · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Alice | Margrete |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 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 #41 (2025) | Norway · Girls #523 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice and Margrete both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Margrete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #225 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls