Dagmar vs Nelly
Dagmar and Nellycompared 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 Nelly #570 among girls in Norway.
Dagmar and Nelly over time
Dagmar and Nelly appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Nelly 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 Nelly 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 Nelly changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1998, ending at #604 and #570.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dagmar #203 in 1945, Nelly #185 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1945–1998
Dagmar held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Nelly in 15.
Highest recorded here: Dagmar #203 in 1945, Nelly #185 in 1946.
The order changed in 1998: Nelly moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #470 and #655; by 1998 that had become #604 and #570.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Dagmar #604, Nelly #570.
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 | Nelly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #604 (1998) | Norway · Girls #194 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dagmar and Nelly both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Nelly
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #206 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: #132 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #194 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls