Birthe vs Olivia
Birthe and Oliviacompared 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 2002, Birthe was ranked #544 and Olivia #167 among girls in Norway.
Birthe and Olivia over time
Birthe and Olivia appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Olivia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birthe 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.
Birthe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Olivia 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 · Girls19 shared years, 1964–2002
Birthe held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Olivia in 10.
Highest recorded here: Birthe #183 in 1964, Olivia #167 in 2002.
The order changed in 1993: Olivia moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #397 and #520; by 1993 that had become #566 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Birthe #544, Olivia #167.
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 | Birthe | Olivia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree' or 'symbol of peace'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /əˈlɪviə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Olivea, Liv, Livvy, Oliwia |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #544 (2002) | Norway · Girls #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Olivia has a recorded origin (Latin); Birthe does not have one recorded yet.
- Birthe has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olivia.
- A meaning is recorded for Olivia; Birthe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Birthe a "medium" Data Confidence level and Olivia a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Birthe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #338 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #177 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls
Olivia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #488 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls