Charlotte vs Siv
Charlotte and Sivcompared 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 2023, Charlotte was ranked #154 and Siv #530 among girls in Norway.
Charlotte and Siv over time
Charlotte and Siv appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Siv held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Charlotte 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.
Siv reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Charlotte 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 1984, Charlotte moved ahead of Siv in Norway · Girls — #59 and #57 the year before became #61 and #66.
- Mirrored each other
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Charlotte rose about as far as Siv fell — from #345 and #339 in 1946 to #154 and #530 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Charlotte and Siv were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #154 and #530.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1946–2023
Charlotte held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Siv in 31.
Highest recorded here: Charlotte #12 in 1990, Siv #20 in 1972.
The order changed in 1984: Charlotte moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #59 and #57; by 1984 that had become #61 and #66.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Charlotte #154, Siv #530.
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 | Charlotte | Siv |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Free man (feminine form of Charles). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | French, feminine of Charles | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɑɹlət/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Lottie, Charlie, Carlotta | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #530 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Charlotte has a recorded origin (French, feminine of Charles); Siv does not have one recorded yet.
- Charlotte has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Siv.
- A meaning is recorded for Charlotte; Siv doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Charlotte a "high" Data Confidence level and Siv a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Charlotte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2012 (recorded 1989–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Siv
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #280 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #530 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls