Brynhild vs Mathilde
Brynhild and Mathildecompared 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 1994, Brynhild was ranked #617 and Mathilde #100 among girls in Norway.
Brynhild and Mathilde over time
Brynhild and Mathilde appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Brynhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mathilde 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 1994, Mathilde moved ahead of Brynhild in Norway · Girls — #572 and #603 the year before became #617 and #100.
List by list
Norway · Girls10 shared years, 1945–1994
Brynhild held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mathilde in 5.
Highest recorded here: Brynhild #227 in 1945, Mathilde #100 in 1994.
The order changed in 1994: Mathilde moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #572 and #603; by 1994 that had become #617 and #100.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Brynhild #617, Mathilde #100.
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 | Brynhild | Mathilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #617 (1994) | Norway · Girls #34 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brynhild has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mathilde.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Brynhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1994
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls
Mathilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls