Erle vs Thale
Erle and Thalecompared 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, Erle was ranked #75 and Thale #77 among girls in Norway.
Erle and Thale over time
Erle and Thale appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Erle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thale in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Erle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thale 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
Erle and Thale changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1982 and 2025, ending at #75 and #77.
- Longest-running competitions
Erle and Thale were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #75 and #77.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1982–2025
Erle held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Thale in 13.
Highest recorded here: Erle #64 in 2009, Thale #77 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Erle #75, Thale #77.
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 | Erle | Thale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #75 (2025) | Norway · Girls #77 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erle and Thale both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erle
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #64 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1976–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Thale
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #77 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls