Berit vs Birgitte
Berit and Birgittecompared 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 2015, Berit was ranked #545 and Birgitte #546 among girls in Norway.
Berit and Birgitte over time
Berit and Birgitte appear together in 1 published list, across 68 years of shared records. Berit held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birgitte in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Berit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Birgitte 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
Berit and Birgitte changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2015, ending at #545 and #546.
- Longest-running competitions
Berit and Birgitte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 68 years, from 1946 to 2015, ending at #545 and #546.
List by list
Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1946–2015
Berit held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Birgitte in 27.
Highest recorded here: Berit #6 in 1948, Birgitte #86 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Berit #545, Birgitte #546.
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 | Berit | Birgitte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #494 (2023) | Norway · Girls #509 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Berit has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Birgitte.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Berit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #7 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #494 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Birgitte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2016
Highest recorded position: #86 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #509 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls