Alvhild vs Dagmar
Alvhild and Dagmarcompared 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 1961, Alvhild was ranked #465 and Dagmar #304 among girls in Norway.
Alvhild and Dagmar over time
Alvhild and Dagmar appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Alvhild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dagmar 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alvhild and Dagmar changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1961, ending at #465 and #304.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alvhild #202 in 1945, Dagmar #203 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1945–1961
Alvhild held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Dagmar in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alvhild #202 in 1945, Dagmar #203 in 1945.
The order changed in 1955: Dagmar moved ahead. In 1954 they stood at #264 and #343; by 1955 that had become #388 and #266.
Most recent shared year, 1961: Alvhild #465, Dagmar #304.
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 | Alvhild | Dagmar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #500 (1966) | Norway · Girls #604 (1998) |
| 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
- Alvhild and Dagmar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alvhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1966
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1966).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1966
Most recently recorded at #500 among girls in Norway, in 1966.
Norway · Girls
Dagmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #203 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1998
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #604 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls