Bente vs Grethe
Bente and Grethecompared 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 2003, Bente was ranked #583 and Grethe #594 among girls in Norway.
Bente and Grethe over time
Bente and Grethe appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Bente held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Grethe 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.
Bente reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Grethe 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
Bente and Grethe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 57 years, from 1945 to 2003, ending at #583 and #594.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Bente #2 in 1955, Grethe #13 in 1957.
List by list
Norway · Girls57 shared years, 1945–2003
Bente held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Grethe in 7.
Highest recorded here: Bente #2 in 1955, Grethe #13 in 1957.
The order changed in 1997: Bente moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #397 and #375; by 1997 that had become #260 and #503.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Bente #583, Grethe #594.
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 | Bente | Grethe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Norway · Girls #568 (2011) | Norway · Girls #576 (2012) |
| 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
- Bente and Grethe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bente
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #66 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2011
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #568 among girls in Norway, in 2011.
Norway · Girls
Grethe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #21 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #576 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls