Bente vs Åshild
Bente and Åshildcompared 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 2011, Bente was ranked #568 and Åshild #493 among girls in Norway.
Bente and Åshild over time
Bente and Åshild appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Bente held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åshild 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.
Åshild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bente 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 1996, Åshild moved ahead of Bente in Norway · Girls — #206 and #214 the year before became #397 and #176.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bente and Åshild changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2011, ending at #568 and #493.
- Longest-running competitions
Bente and Åshild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2011, ending at #568 and #493.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2011
Bente held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Åshild in 14.
Highest recorded here: Bente #2 in 1955, Åshild #73 in 1947.
The order changed in 1996: Åshild moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #206 and #214; by 1996 that had become #397 and #176.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Bente #568, Åshild #493.
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 | Åshild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 #531 (2025) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åshild.
- 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
Åshild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #104 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls