Andrine vs Elma
Andrine and Elmacompared 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 2025, Andrine was ranked #315 and Elma #288 among girls in Norway.
Andrine and Elma over time
Andrine and Elma appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Andrine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elma 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.
Andrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elma 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Andrine and Elma changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1983 and 2025, ending at #315 and #288.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1983–2025
Andrine held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Elma in 3.
Highest recorded here: Andrine #43 in 1999, Elma #224 in 2022.
The order changed in 2025: Elma moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #248 and #314; by 2025 that had become #315 and #288.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrine #315, Elma #288.
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 | Andrine | Elma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #315 (2025) | Norway · Girls #288 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Elma.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Andrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #533 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #315 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Elma
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #288 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls