Elsa vs Sidsel
Elsa and Sidselcompared 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 1992, Elsa was ranked #468 and Sidsel #676 among girls in Norway.
Elsa and Sidsel over time
Elsa and Sidsel appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Sidsel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elsa 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
Elsa and Sidsel changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1992, ending at #468 and #676.
- Longest-running competitions
Elsa and Sidsel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1945 to 1992, ending at #468 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Elsa #55 in 1945, Sidsel #52 in 1945.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #55 and #52 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 1992 they were #468 and #676.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1945–1992
Elsa held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sidsel in 29.
Highest recorded here: Elsa #55 in 1945, Sidsel #52 in 1945.
The order changed in 1977: Elsa moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #345 and #306; by 1977 that had become #396 and #479.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Elsa #468, Sidsel #676.
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 | Elsa | Sidsel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #134 (2025) | Norway · Girls #676 (1992) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elsa and Sidsel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 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: #55 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #134 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sidsel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #52 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1992
Highest recorded position: #52 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #676 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls