Beata vs Olaug
Beata and Olaugcompared 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, Beata was ranked #480 and Olaug #593 among girls in Norway.
Beata and Olaug over time
Beata and Olaug appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Beata held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Olaug 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.
Olaug reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Beata 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1968, Beata moved ahead of Olaug in Norway · Girls — #190 and #166 the year before became #149 and #194.
- Longest-running competitions
Beata and Olaug were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1961 to 1993, ending at #480 and #593.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1961–1993
Beata held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Olaug in 6.
Highest recorded here: Beata #141 in 1966, Olaug #115 in 1961.
The order changed in 1968: Beata moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #190 and #166; by 1968 that had become #149 and #194.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Beata #480, Olaug #593.
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 | Beata | Olaug |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | Norway · Girls #609 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beata and Olaug both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Beata
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1996
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1961–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Olaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #68 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: #68 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #609 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls