Dagmar vs Åslaug
Dagmar and Åslaugcompared 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 1981, Dagmar was ranked #470 and Åslaug #608 among girls in Norway.
Dagmar and Åslaug over time
Dagmar and Åslaug appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Dagmar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åslaug in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dagmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Åslaug 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 Åslaug changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1981, ending at #470 and #608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dagmar #205 in 1948, Åslaug #250 in 1949.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1947–1981
Dagmar held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Åslaug in 7.
Highest recorded here: Dagmar #205 in 1948, Åslaug #250 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Dagmar #470, Åslaug #608.
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 | Åslaug |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #604 (1998) | Norway · Girls #687 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dagmar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åslaug.
- 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
Åslaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #302 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–1985
Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1947–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #687 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls