Eldrid vs Ragna
Eldrid and Ragnacompared 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 2023, Eldrid was ranked #501 and Ragna #215 among girls in Norway.
Eldrid and Ragna over time
Eldrid and Ragna appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Ragna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eldrid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eldrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ragna 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
Eldrid and Ragna changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #501 and #215.
- Longest-running competitions
Eldrid and Ragna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #501 and #215.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1945–2023
Eldrid held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ragna in 29.
Highest recorded here: Eldrid #190 in 1948, Ragna #146 in 1951.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Eldrid #501, Ragna #215.
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 | Eldrid | Ragna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #501 (2023) | Norway · Girls #285 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eldrid and Ragna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eldrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #210 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Ragna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #199 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: #146 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #285 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls