Erna vs Magnhild
Erna and Magnhildcompared 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 1996, Erna was ranked #633 and Magnhild #381 among girls in Norway.
Erna and Magnhild over time
Erna and Magnhild appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Magnhild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Magnhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Erna 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
Erna and Magnhild changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1996, ending at #633 and #381.
- Longest-running competitions
Erna and Magnhild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1945 to 1996, ending at #633 and #381.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #78 and #75 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 1996 they were #633 and #381.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1945–1996
Erna held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Magnhild in 22.
Highest recorded here: Erna #74 in 1948, Magnhild #75 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Erna #633, Magnhild #381.
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 | Erna | Magnhild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #612 (2002) | Norway · Girls #478 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erna and Magnhild both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Erna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #78 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #612 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls
Magnhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #75 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: #75 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls