Belinda vs Eirill

Belinda and Eirillcompared 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 2013, Belinda was ranked #563 and Eirill #332 among girls in Norway.

Belinda and Eirill over time

Belinda and Eirill appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Eirill held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Belinda 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.

Belinda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eirill 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.

List by list

Norway · Girls11 shared years, 1977–2013
Belinda held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Eirill in 6.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #258 in 1978, Eirill #332 in 2013.
The order changed in 2006: Eirill moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #583 and #587; by 2006 that had become #512 and #477.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Belinda #563, Eirill #332.

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 Belinda

Pairs where Belinda shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Karen vs Belinda
In 1974, Belinda moved ahead of Karen in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #6 and #8 the year before became #9 and #6.
Karen · Belinda · 30 shared years, 1957–1986 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1974 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Jessica vs Belinda
In 1982, Jessica moved ahead of Belinda in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #21 and #10 the year before became #7 and #17.
Jessica · Belinda · 17 shared years, 1976–1992 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1982 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Sarah vs Belinda
In 1977, Sarah moved ahead of Belinda in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #11 and #6 the year before became #7 and #8.
Sarah · Belinda · 28 shared years, 1965–1992 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1977 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Angela vs Belinda
Across 36 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Angela and Belinda averaged 7.6 places apart, ending at #58 and #88.
Angela · Belinda · 36 shared years, 1957–1992 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1992 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Belinda, Eirill
Field	Belinda	Eirill
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	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ	NO
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)	Norway · Girls #455 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Belinda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Eirill.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Belinda

Popularity journey

First recorded1957
First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1957–1992
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1957–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Eirill

Popularity journey

First recorded1977
First recorded at #599 among girls in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2024
Highest recorded position: #332 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1977–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #455 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls