Elbjørg vs Kathe
Elbjørg and Kathecompared 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 1962, Elbjørg was ranked #493 and Kathe #411 among girls in Norway.
Elbjørg and Kathe over time
Elbjørg and Kathe appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 — Elbjørg #231 in 1945, Kathe #234 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1945–1962
Elbjørg held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kathe in 7.
Highest recorded here: Elbjørg #231 in 1945, Kathe #234 in 1945.
The order changed in 1953: Kathe moved ahead. In 1952 they stood at #284 and #293; by 1953 that had become #325 and #306.
Most recent shared year, 1962: Elbjørg #493, Kathe #411.
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 | Elbjørg | Kathe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #493 (1962) | Norway · Girls #577 (1979) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elbjørg has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Kathe.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elbjørg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #231 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1962
Highest recorded position: #231 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1962).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1962
Most recently recorded at #493 among girls in Norway, in 1962.
Norway · Girls
Kathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #234 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1979
Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1979).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #577 among girls in Norway, in 1979.
Norway · Girls