Astrid vs Elin
Astrid and Elin compared 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 2025, Astrid was ranked #9 and Elin #263 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Astrid was ranked #238 and Elin #872 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Astrid was ranked #608 and Elin #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Astrid and Elin over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Astrid and Elin over time
Astrid and Elin appear together in 2 published lists, across 111 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.
Elin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Astrid 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Astrid rose about as far as Elin fell — from #1296 and #446 in 1996 to #238 and #872 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Astrid and Elin were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #238 and #872.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Elin in 35.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #9 in 2025, Elin #4 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #9, Elin #263.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Elin in 18.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Elin #349 in 1999.
The order changed in 2014: Astrid moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #626 and #466; by 2014 that had become #486 and #508.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #238, Elin #872.
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 | Astrid | Elin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway | England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Norway |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #263 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Elin does not have one recorded yet.
- Astrid and Elin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Elin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Astrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #238 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 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: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls