Aud vs Madelen
Aud and Madelencompared 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, Aud was ranked #427 and Madelen #193 among girls in Norway.
Aud and Madelen over time
Aud and Madelen appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Madelen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aud 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.
Aud reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Madelen 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 20 shared years in Norway · Girls, Madelen rose about as far as Aud fell — from #260 and #653 in 1983 to #427 and #193 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1983–2025
Aud held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Madelen in 17.
Highest recorded here: Aud #244 in 1986, Madelen #80 in 2005.
The order changed in 1987: Madelen moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #244 and #522; by 1987 that had become #553 and #252.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aud #427, Madelen #193.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Aud
Pairs where Aud shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Astrid vs Aud
In 1945 they stood at #12 and #13 in Norway · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #9 and #427.
Astrid · Aud · 59 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Eva vs Aud
In 1945 they stood at #8 and #13 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #22 and #427.
Eva · Aud · 59 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Aud vs Solveig
In 1945 they stood at #13 and #14 in Norway · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #427 and #28.
Aud · Solveig · 59 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Liv vs Aud
In 1945 they stood at #3 and #13 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2025 they were #73 and #427.
Liv · Aud · 59 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Aud | Madelen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #427 (2025) | Norway · Girls #193 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aud has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Madelen.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aud
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #13 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: #10 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #427 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Madelen
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #653 among girls in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #58 among girls in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1983–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #193 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls