Bushra vs Dorthe
Bushra and Dorthecompared 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 2010, Bushra was ranked #421 and Dorthe #516 among girls in Norway.
Bushra and Dorthe over time
Bushra and Dorthe appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Dorthe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bushra 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.
Bushra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dorthe 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
Bushra and Dorthe changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2010, ending at #421 and #516.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1958–2010
Bushra held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Dorthe in 16.
Highest recorded here: Bushra #363 in 1962, Dorthe #230 in 2001.
The order changed in 2009: Bushra moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #545 and #331; by 2009 that had become #478 and #549.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Bushra #421, Dorthe #516.
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 | Bushra | Dorthe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Norway · Girls #568 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bushra and Dorthe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bushra
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #448 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2018
Highest recorded position: #363 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1958–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Dorthe
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #361 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2013
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1950–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #568 among girls in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Girls