Charlotte vs Tiril
Charlotte and Tirilcompared 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 2025, Charlotte was ranked #162 and Tiril #26 among girls in Norway.
Charlotte and Tiril over time
Charlotte and Tiril appear together in 1 published list, across 50 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.
Charlotte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tiril 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 2001, Tiril moved ahead of Charlotte in Norway · Girls — #56 and #64 the year before became #62 and #54.
- Mirrored each other
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Tiril rose about as far as Charlotte fell — from #89 and #527 in 1974 to #162 and #26 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Charlotte and Tiril were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #162 and #26.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1974–2025
Charlotte held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Tiril in 25.
Highest recorded here: Charlotte #12 in 1990, Tiril #11 in 2020.
The order changed in 2001: Tiril moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #56 and #64; by 2001 that had become #62 and #54.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlotte #162, Tiril #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 | Charlotte | Tiril |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| 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 #26 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Tiril does not have one recorded yet.
- Charlotte has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tiril.
- A meaning is recorded for Charlotte; Tiril doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Charlotte a "high" Data Confidence level and Tiril 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
Tiril
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls