Anne-Berit vs Eirin
Anne-Berit and Eirincompared 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 1995, Anne-Berit was ranked #610 and Eirin #96 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Berit and Eirin over time
Anne-Berit and Eirin appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Eirin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Berit in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anne-Berit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eirin 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
Anne-Berit and Eirin changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1995, ending at #610 and #96.
- Longest-running competitions
Anne-Berit and Eirin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1946 to 1995, ending at #610 and #96.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1946–1995
Anne-Berit held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Eirin in 25.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Berit #191 in 1954, Eirin #96 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Anne-Berit #610, Eirin #96.
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 | Anne-Berit | Eirin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #610 (1995) | Norway · Girls #306 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Berit has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Eirin.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Berit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #309 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #191 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls
Eirin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #138 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #306 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls