Else vs Kaja
Else and Kajacompared 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, Else was ranked #191 and Kaja #57 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Else was ranked #5669 and Kaja #1452 among girls in England and Wales.
Else and Kaja over time
Else and Kaja appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Kaja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Else 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.
Else reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaja 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1979, Kaja moved ahead of Else in Norway · Girls — #159 and #231 the year before became #188 and #160.
- Longest-running competitions
Else and Kaja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #191 and #57.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1946–2025
Else held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Kaja in 46.
Highest recorded here: Else #15 in 1946, Kaja #41 in 2006.
The order changed in 1979: Kaja moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #159 and #231; by 1979 that had become #188 and #160.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Else #191, Kaja #57.
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 | Else | Kaja |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #191 (2025) | Norway · Girls #57 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Else and Kaja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Else
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #15 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: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kaja
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls