Alvhild vs Nelly
Alvhild and Nellycompared 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 1963, Alvhild was ranked #491 and Nelly #374 among girls in Norway.
Alvhild and Nelly over time
Alvhild and Nelly appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Nelly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alvhild 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.
Alvhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nelly 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 1946, Nelly moved ahead of Alvhild in Norway · Girls — #202 and #206 the year before became #230 and #185.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alvhild #202 in 1945, Nelly #185 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1945–1963
Alvhild held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Nelly in 13.
Highest recorded here: Alvhild #202 in 1945, Nelly #185 in 1946.
The order changed in 1946: Nelly moved ahead. In 1945 they stood at #202 and #206; by 1946 that had become #230 and #185.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Alvhild #491, Nelly #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 | Alvhild | Nelly |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #500 (1966) | Norway · Girls #194 (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
- Alvhild and Nelly 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
Nelly
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #206 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: #132 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls