Beathe vs Gitte
Beathe and Gittecompared 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, Beathe was ranked #623 and Gitte #526 among girls in Norway.
Beathe and Gitte over time
Beathe and Gitte appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Beathe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gitte 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.
Beathe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gitte 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Beathe and Gitte changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1956 and 1993, ending at #623 and #526.
- Longest-running competitions
Beathe and Gitte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1956 to 1993, ending at #623 and #526.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Beathe #159 in 1965, Gitte #134 in 1966.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1956–1993
Beathe held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Gitte in 13.
Highest recorded here: Beathe #159 in 1965, Gitte #134 in 1966.
The order changed in 1993: Gitte moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #317 and #594; by 1993 that had become #623 and #526.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Beathe #623, Gitte #526.
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 | Beathe | Gitte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #595 (2002) | Norway · Girls #548 (1998) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beathe and Gitte both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Beathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #337 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #159 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #595 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls
Gitte
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #427 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1998
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1955–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #548 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls