Evelyn vs Olaug
Evelyn and Olaugcompared 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 2008, Evelyn was ranked #356 and Olaug #609 among girls in Norway.
Evelyn and Olaug over time
Evelyn and Olaug appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Olaug held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Evelyn 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.
Olaug reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evelyn 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
Evelyn and Olaug changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2008, ending at #356 and #609.
- Longest-running competitions
Evelyn and Olaug were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #356 and #609.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Evelyn #102 in 1946, Olaug #68 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1945–2008
Evelyn held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Olaug in 30.
Highest recorded here: Evelyn #102 in 1946, Olaug #68 in 1945.
The order changed in 1987: Evelyn moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #602 and #530; by 1987 that had become #294 and #671.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Evelyn #356, Olaug #609.
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 | Evelyn | Olaug |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From an English surname derived from the given name Aveline. Originally more common for boys in the 17th century, now used almost entirely as a feminine name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (surname origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛv.ə.lɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #13 (2025) | Norway · Girls #609 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evelyn has a recorded origin (English (surname origin)); Olaug does not have one recorded yet.
- Evelyn has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Olaug.
- A meaning is recorded for Evelyn; Olaug doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Evelyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #121 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Olaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #68 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #68 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #609 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls