Andrea vs Beata
Andrea and Beatacompared 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 1996, Andrea was ranked #15 and Beata #624 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Andrea was ranked #134 and Beata #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Andrea was ranked #796 and Beata #3970 among girls in England and Wales.
Andrea and Beata over time
Andrea and Beata appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Beata in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 35 shared years in Norway · Girls, Andrea rose about as far as Beata fell — from #333 and #360 in 1961 to #15 and #624 in 1996.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrea and Beata were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1961 to 1996, ending at #15 and #624.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Andrea #481 in 2007, Beata #2759 in 2009.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1961–1996
Andrea held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Beata in 14.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #15 in 1996, Beata #141 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Andrea #15, Beata #624.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2022
Andrea held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Beata in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #481 in 2007, Beata #2759 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Andrea #796, Beata #3970.
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 | Andrea | Beata |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #98 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrea and Beata both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andrea
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Beata
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1996
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1961–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls