Eldrid vs Wigdis
Eldrid and Wigdiscompared 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 1969, Eldrid was ranked #545 and Wigdis #531 among girls in Norway.
Eldrid and Wigdis over time
Eldrid and Wigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Wigdis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eldrid 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eldrid and Wigdis changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1969, ending at #545 and #531.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in Norway · Girls, Eldrid and Wigdis averaged 46.0 places apart, ending at #545 and #531.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Eldrid #190 in 1948, Wigdis #186 in 1948.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1969
Eldrid held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Wigdis in 11.
Highest recorded here: Eldrid #190 in 1948, Wigdis #186 in 1948.
The order changed in 1969: Wigdis moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #497 and #587; by 1969 that had become #545 and #531.
Most recent shared year, 1969: Eldrid #545, Wigdis #531.
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 | Wigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #531 (1969) |
| 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
- Eldrid and Wigdis 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
Wigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #222 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1969
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1969).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 1969.
Norway · Girls