Elfrid vs Elna
Elfrid and Elnacompared 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 1963, Elfrid was ranked #457 and Elna #501 among girls in Norway.
Elfrid and Elna over time
Elfrid and Elna appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Elna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elfrid 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.
Elna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elfrid 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
Elfrid and Elna changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1963, ending at #457 and #501.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Elfrid #193 in 1948, Elna #164 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1945–1963
Elfrid held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Elna in 14.
Highest recorded here: Elfrid #193 in 1948, Elna #164 in 1946.
The order changed in 1963: Elfrid moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #338 and #305; by 1963 that had become #457 and #501.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Elfrid #457, Elna #501.
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 | Elfrid | Elna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #457 (1963) | Norway · Girls #485 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elfrid and Elna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elfrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #237 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1963
Highest recorded position: #193 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1963).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1963
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 1963.
Norway · Girls
Elna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #177 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls