Dagmar vs Snefrid
Dagmar and Snefridcompared 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 1970, Dagmar was ranked #577 and Snefrid #617 among girls in Norway.
Dagmar and Snefrid over time
Dagmar and Snefrid appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Snefrid 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.
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 Snefrid changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1970, ending at #577 and #617.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dagmar #203 in 1945, Snefrid #200 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1970
Dagmar held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Snefrid in 12.
Highest recorded here: Dagmar #203 in 1945, Snefrid #200 in 1945.
The order changed in 1970: Dagmar moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #495 and #404; by 1970 that had become #577 and #617.
Most recent shared year, 1970: Dagmar #577, Snefrid #617.
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 | Snefrid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #604 (1998) | Norway · Girls #630 (1974) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dagmar and Snefrid 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
Snefrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #200 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1974
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1974).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #630 among girls in Norway, in 1974.
Norway · Girls