Birgitte vs Grete
Birgitte and Gretecompared 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, Birgitte was ranked #546 and Grete #485 among girls in Norway.
Birgitte and Grete over time
Birgitte and Grete appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Grete 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.
Grete 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
Birgitte and Grete changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2015, ending at #546 and #485.
- Longest-running competitions
Birgitte and Grete were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1946 to 2015, ending at #546 and #485.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1946–2015
Birgitte held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Grete in 31.
Highest recorded here: Birgitte #86 in 1990, Grete #18 in 1953.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Birgitte #546, Grete #485.
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 | Birgitte | Grete |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #509 (2016) | Norway · Girls #484 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Birgitte has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Grete.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Grete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #28 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls