Beate vs Reidun
Beate and Reiduncompared 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 2012, Beate was ranked #484 and Reidun #600 among girls in Norway.
Beate and Reidun over time
Beate and Reidun appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Beate held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Reidun 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.
Reidun 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 moved ahead of the other
In 1966, Beate moved ahead of Reidun in Norway · Girls — #69 and #68 the year before became #63 and #86.
- Longest-running competitions
Beate and Reidun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #484 and #600.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1945–2012
Beate held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Reidun in 20.
Highest recorded here: Beate #47 in 1977, Reidun #17 in 1945.
The order changed in 1966: Beate moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #69 and #68; by 1966 that had become #63 and #86.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Beate #484, Reidun #600.
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 | Reidun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| 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 #425 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beate and Reidun both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Reidun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #17 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #425 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls