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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, 19742025

    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

Side-by-side comparison of Charlotte, Tiril
FieldCharlotteTiril
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFree man (feminine form of Charles).Not yet recorded
OriginFrench, feminine of CharlesNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈʃɑɹlət/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesLottie, Charlie, CarlottaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #1 (2025)Norway · Girls #26 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)65/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1989–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2012 (recorded 1989–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tiril

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1974–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1974–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls