Cathrine vs Vilde
Cathrine and Vildecompared 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 2020, Cathrine was ranked #478 and Vilde #26 among girls in Norway.
Cathrine and Vilde over time
Cathrine and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Vilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathrine 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.
Cathrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilde 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 took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Vilde moved into the top 50 at #29 in 1992 as Cathrine fell out of it to #53, having been #47 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1992, Vilde moved ahead of Cathrine in Norway · Girls — #47 and #62 the year before became #53 and #29.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathrine and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1965 to 2020, ending at #478 and #26.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1965–2020
Cathrine held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Vilde in 24.
Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order changed in 1992: Vilde moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #47 and #62; by 1992 that had become #53 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cathrine #478, Vilde #26.
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 | Cathrine | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #478 (2020) | Norway · Girls #32 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vilde.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Cathrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2020
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1951–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Girls
Vilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls