Berit vs Fiona
Berit and Fionacompared 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 2023, Berit was ranked #494 and Fiona #310 among girls in Norway.
Berit and Fiona over time
Berit and Fiona appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Berit held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fiona 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.
Berit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fiona 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 · Girls25 shared years, 1963–2023
Berit held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Fiona in 11.
Highest recorded here: Berit #15 in 1963, Fiona #207 in 2015.
The order changed in 2006: Fiona moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #400 and #452; by 2006 that had become #469 and #265.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Berit #494, Fiona #310.
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 | Fiona |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The feminine form of Fionn. Popularized by Scottish poet James Macpherson in his 1761 poem Fingal, where it was spelled 'Fióna'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Scottish, feminine of Fionn |
| Pronunciation | /fi.ˈoʊ.nə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #494 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fiona has a recorded origin (Scottish, feminine of Fionn); Berit does not have one recorded yet.
- Berit and Fiona both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Fiona; Berit doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Fiona
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #87 among girls in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (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