Anlaug vs Elly
Anlaug and Ellycompared 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 1966, Anlaug was ranked #501 and Elly #512 among girls in Norway.
Anlaug and Elly over time
Anlaug and Elly appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Anlaug held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elly 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.
Elly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anlaug 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
Anlaug and Elly changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1966, ending at #501 and #512.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anlaug #221 in 1947, Elly #170 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1945–1966
Anlaug held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Elly in 7.
Highest recorded here: Anlaug #221 in 1947, Elly #170 in 1945.
The order changed in 1966: Anlaug moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #402 and #352; by 1966 that had become #501 and #512.
Most recent shared year, 1966: Anlaug #501, Elly #512.
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 | Anlaug | Elly |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #632 (1984) | Norway · Girls #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anlaug and Elly both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anlaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #267 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1984
Highest recorded position: #221 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1984).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #632 among girls in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Girls
Elly
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #170 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: #170 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls