Astrid vs Elna
Astrid and Elnacompared 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 2024, Astrid was ranked #17 and Elna #485 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Astrid was ranked #263 and Elna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Astrid and Elna over time
Astrid and Elna appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Astrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elna 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Astrid #12 in 1945, Elna #164 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1945–2024
Astrid held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Elna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #12 in 1945, Elna #164 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Astrid #17, Elna #485.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2013–2024
Astrid held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Elna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Elna #3598 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Astrid #263, Elna #4192.
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 | Elna |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #485 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Elna does not have one recorded yet.
- Astrid and Elna both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Elna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Elna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #177 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls