Beate vs Gro
Beate and Grocompared 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 2006, Beate was ranked #468 and Gro #557 among girls in Norway.
Beate and Gro over time
Beate and Gro appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Gro held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Beate 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.
Gro reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Beate 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 took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Beate moved into the top 50 at #48 in 1978 as Gro fell out of it to #70, having been #46 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1978, Beate moved ahead of Gro in Norway · Girls — #47 and #46 the year before became #48 and #70.
- Longest-running competitions
Beate and Gro were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2006, ending at #468 and #557.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2006
Beate held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Gro in 33.
Highest recorded here: Beate #47 in 1977, Gro #22 in 1957.
The order changed in 1978: Beate moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #47 and #46; by 1978 that had become #48 and #70.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Beate #468, Gro #557.
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 | Beate | Gro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) | Norway · Girls #465 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beate has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Gro.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Beate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #270 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Gro
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #65 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #465 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls