Aslaug vs Aurora
Aslaug and Auroracompared 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 2008, Aslaug was ranked #585 and Aurora #22 among girls in Norway.
Aslaug and Aurora over time
Aslaug and Aurora appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Aurora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aslaug 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.
Aslaug reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aurora 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1953–2008
Aslaug held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Aurora in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aslaug #88 in 1953, Aurora #17 in 2006.
The order changed in 1988: Aurora moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #489 and #491; by 1988 that had become #661 and #348.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Aslaug #585, Aurora #22.
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 | Aslaug | Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #585 (2008) | Norway · Girls #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aslaug has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Aurora.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aslaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #63 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #585 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls
Aurora
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls