Anne-Marit vs Valborg
Anne-Marit and Valborgcompared 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 1976, Anne-Marit was ranked #416 and Valborg #583 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Marit and Valborg over time
Anne-Marit and Valborg appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Valborg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anne-Marit 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-Marit and Valborg changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1976, ending at #416 and #583.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1945–1976
Anne-Marit held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Valborg in 11.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Marit #274 in 1956, Valborg #219 in 1948.
The order changed in 1970: Anne-Marit moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #442 and #408; by 1970 that had become #432 and #509.
Most recent shared year, 1976: Anne-Marit #416, Valborg #583.
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-Marit | Valborg |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #642 (1987) | Norway · Girls #656 (1980) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Marit has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Valborg.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Marit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #321 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #642 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls
Valborg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #221 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1980
Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1980).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #656 among girls in Norway, in 1980.
Norway · Girls