Elsie vs Åslaug
Elsie and Åslaugcompared 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 1971, Elsie was ranked #475 and Åslaug #467 among girls in Norway.
Elsie and Åslaug over time
Elsie and Åslaug appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Åslaug held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elsie 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.
Elsie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Åslaug 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
Elsie and Åslaug changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1971, ending at #475 and #467.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Elsie #256 in 1947, Åslaug #250 in 1949.
List by list
Norway · Girls11 shared years, 1947–1971
Elsie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Åslaug in 8.
Highest recorded here: Elsie #256 in 1947, Åslaug #250 in 1949.
The order changed in 1960: Åslaug moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #411 and #475; by 1960 that had become #429 and #418.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Elsie #475, Åslaug #467.
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 | Elsie | Åslaug |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Shares the root meaning of Elizabeth: 'my God is an oath', inherited via the Scots form Elspeth. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish, via Elizabeth | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛlsi/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Elspeth | 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 #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #687 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Elsie has a recorded origin (Scottish, via Elizabeth); Åslaug does not have one recorded yet.
- Elsie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åslaug.
- A meaning is recorded for Elsie; Åslaug doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Elsie a "high" Data Confidence level and Åslaug a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Elsie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #301 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Åslaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #302 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–1985
Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1947–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #687 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls