Dagmar vs Elise
Dagmar and Elisecompared 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 1998, Dagmar was ranked #604 and Elise #31 among girls in Norway.
Dagmar and Elise over time
Dagmar and Elise appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dagmar 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.
Dagmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elise 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
Dagmar and Elise changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1998, ending at #604 and #31.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1945–1998
Dagmar held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Elise in 20.
Highest recorded here: Dagmar #203 in 1945, Elise #31 in 1998.
The order changed in 1964: Elise moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #291 and #295; by 1964 that had become #387 and #238.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Dagmar #604, Elise #31.
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 | Dagmar | Elise |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /eˈliː.seh/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #604 (1998) | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Dagmar does not have one recorded yet.
- Dagmar has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Elise.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Dagmar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dagmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #203 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1998
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #604 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls
Elise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #223 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls