Berit vs Viktorija
Berit and Viktorijacompared 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 2014, Berit was ranked #509 and Viktorija #580 among girls in Norway.
Berit and Viktorija over time
Berit and Viktorija appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Berit held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Viktorija 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 Viktorija 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 Viktorija changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 2014, ending at #509 and #580.
- Longest-running competitions
Berit and Viktorija were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1971 to 2014, ending at #509 and #580.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1971–2014
Berit held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Viktorija in 3.
Highest recorded here: Berit #54 in 1971, Viktorija #223 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Berit #509, Viktorija #580.
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 | Viktorija |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #494 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Berit has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Viktorija.
- 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
Viktorija
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #551 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #223 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls