Dorthea vs Reidun
Dorthea and Reiduncompared 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 2022, Dorthea was ranked #370 and Reidun #425 among girls in Norway.
Dorthea and Reidun over time
Dorthea and Reidun appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Dorthea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Reidun 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dorthea #323 in 1945, Reidun #17 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls16 shared years, 1945–2022
Dorthea held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Reidun in 5.
Highest recorded here: Dorthea #323 in 1945, Reidun #17 in 1945.
The order changed in 2006: Dorthea moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #566 and #545; by 2006 that had become #345 and #577.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Dorthea #370, Reidun #425.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Reidun
Pairs where Reidun shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Reidun
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #17 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #8 and #425.
Ingrid · Reidun · 65 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Astrid vs Reidun
In 1945 they stood at #12 and #17 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2022 they were #14 and #425.
Astrid · Reidun · 65 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Eva vs Reidun
In 1945 they stood at #8 and #17 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2022 they were #24 and #425.
Eva · Reidun · 65 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Solveig vs Reidun
In 1945 they stood at #14 and #17 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2022 they were #40 and #425.
Solveig · Reidun · 65 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Dorthea | Reidun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #430 (2025) | Norway · Girls #425 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dorthea and Reidun both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Dorthea
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #323 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: #304 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #430 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Reidun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #17 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #425 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls