Elizabeth vs Renate
Elizabeth and Renatecompared 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 2010, Elizabeth was ranked #285 and Renate #576 among girls in Norway.
Elizabeth and Renate over time
Elizabeth and Renate appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Renate 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 Renate 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Elizabeth and Renate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1945 to 2010, ending at #285 and #576.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1945–2010
Elizabeth held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Renate in 41.
Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #154 in 1968, Renate #32 in 1979.
The order changed in 2007: Elizabeth moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #596 and #373; by 2007 that had become #353 and #493.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Elizabeth #285, Renate #576.
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 Elizabeth
Pairs where Elizabeth shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Elizabeth vs Natasha
In 1996 they stood at #26 and #33 in England and Wales · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2024 they were #62 and #1262.
Elizabeth · Natasha · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elizabeth vs Chelsea
In 1996 they stood at #26 and #34 in England and Wales · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2024 they were #62 and #1230.
Elizabeth · Chelsea · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elizabeth vs Danielle
In 1996 they stood at #26 and #20 in England and Wales · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #62 and #934.
Elizabeth · Danielle · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elizabeth vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #6 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2018 they were #91 and #896.
Elizabeth · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Elizabeth | Renate |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #76 (2025) | Norway · Girls #576 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Renate does not have one recorded yet.
- Elizabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Renate.
- A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Renate 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 #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Renate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #308 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2010
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #576 among girls in Norway, in 2010.
Norway · Girls