Elizabeth vs Othilie
Elizabeth and Othiliecompared 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 2024, Elizabeth was ranked #484 and Othilie #170 among girls in Norway.
Elizabeth and Othilie over time
Elizabeth and Othilie appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Othilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elizabeth 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.
Elizabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Othilie 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1995–2024
Elizabeth held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Othilie in 19.
Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #285 in 2010, Othilie #125 in 2019.
The order changed in 2006: Othilie moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #424 and #439; by 2006 that had become #596 and #267.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elizabeth #484, Othilie #170.
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 | Elizabeth | Othilie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #74 (2025) | Norway · Girls #133 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Othilie does not have one recorded yet.
- Elizabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Othilie.
- A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Othilie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elizabeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #74 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Othilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1995–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #133 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls