Dorthe vs Elise
Dorthe 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 2013, Dorthe was ranked #568 and Elise #44 among girls in Norway.
Dorthe and Elise over time
Dorthe and Elise appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dorthe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dorthe 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise rose about as far as Dorthe fell — from #361 and #223 in 1950 to #568 and #44 in 2013.
- Longest-running competitions
Dorthe and Elise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1950 to 2013, ending at #568 and #44.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dorthe #211 in 2000, Elise #23 in 2001.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1950–2013
Dorthe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elise in 51.
Highest recorded here: Dorthe #211 in 2000, Elise #23 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Dorthe #568, Elise #44.
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 | Dorthe | 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 #568 (2013) | 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); Dorthe does not have one recorded yet.
- Dorthe has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Elise.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Dorthe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dorthe
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #361 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2013
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1950–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #568 among girls in Norway, in 2013.
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