Beathe vs Teresa
Beathe and Teresacompared 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 1992, Beathe was ranked #317 and Teresa #424 among girls in Norway.
Beathe and Teresa over time
Beathe and Teresa appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Beathe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Teresa 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.
Teresa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Beathe 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Beathe and Teresa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1953 to 1992, ending at #317 and #424.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1953–1992
Beathe held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Teresa in 10.
Highest recorded here: Beathe #159 in 1965, Teresa #236 in 1961.
The order changed in 1988: Beathe moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #543 and #463; by 1988 that had become #366 and #694.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Beathe #317, Teresa #424.
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 Teresa
Pairs where Teresa shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ellen vs Teresa
In 1964 they stood at #27 and #19 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #166 and #885.
Ellen · Teresa · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Pauline vs Teresa
In 1964 they stood at #12 and #19 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #280.
Pauline · Teresa · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
- Kathleen vs Teresa
In 1964 they stood at #23 and #19 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #352 and #885.
Kathleen · Teresa · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Helen vs Teresa
In 1964 they stood at #13 and #19 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #381 and #885.
Helen · Teresa · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Beathe | Teresa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #595 (2002) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beathe has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Teresa.
- 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
Teresa
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #387 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls