Elina vs Åse
Elina and Åsecompared 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 2025, Elina was ranked #106 and Åse #93 among girls in Norway.
Elina and Åse over time
Elina and Åse appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Åse held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Åse reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elina 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
Elina and Åse changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #106 and #93.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elina rose about as far as Åse fell — from #510 and #43 in 1964 to #106 and #93 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Elina and Åse were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #106 and #93.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2025
Elina held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Åse in 32.
Highest recorded here: Elina #106 in 2021, Åse #43 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elina #106, Åse #93.
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 Åse
Pairs where Åse shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Kirsten vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #20 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #510 and #93.
Kirsten · Åse · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sissel vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #34 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2023 they were #529 and #123.
Sissel · Åse · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #93.
Tove · Åse · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Turid vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #16 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2021 they were #456 and #137.
Turid · Åse · 62 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Elina | Åse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #106 (2025) | Norway · Girls #93 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elina has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Åse.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #510 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Åse
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #25 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls