Birgitte vs Pernille
Birgitte and Pernillecompared 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 2016, Birgitte was ranked #509 and Pernille #59 among girls in Norway.
Birgitte and Pernille over time
Birgitte and Pernille appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Pernille held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birgitte 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.
Birgitte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pernille 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 1991, Pernille moved ahead of Birgitte in Norway · Girls — #86 and #88 the year before became #116 and #77.
- Longest-running competitions
Birgitte and Pernille were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1957 to 2016, ending at #509 and #59.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1957–2016
Birgitte held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Pernille in 29.
Highest recorded here: Birgitte #86 in 1990, Pernille #34 in 2010.
The order changed in 1991: Pernille moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #86 and #88; by 1991 that had become #116 and #77.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Birgitte #509, Pernille #59.
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 | Pernille |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #509 (2016) | Norway · Girls #70 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Birgitte and Pernille both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Pernille
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #465 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls