Anne-Mette vs Gitte
Anne-Mette and Gittecompared 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 1993, Anne-Mette was ranked #616 and Gitte #526 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Mette and Gitte over time
Anne-Mette and Gitte appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Gitte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Mette 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.
Gitte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anne-Mette 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-Mette and Gitte changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1955 and 1993, ending at #616 and #526.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anne-Mette #195 in 1968, Gitte #134 in 1966.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1955–1993
Anne-Mette held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Gitte in 21.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Mette #195 in 1968, Gitte #134 in 1966.
The order changed in 1993: Gitte moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #496 and #600; by 1993 that had become #616 and #526.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Anne-Mette #616, Gitte #526.
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-Mette | Gitte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #616 (1993) | Norway · Girls #548 (1998) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Mette has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Gitte.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Mette
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #294 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #616 among girls in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Girls
Gitte
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #427 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1998
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1955–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #548 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls