Frida vs Magda
Frida and Magdacompared 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 1995, Frida was ranked #20 and Magda #585 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Frida was ranked #851 and Magda #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Frida and Magda over time
Frida and Magda appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Frida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Magda 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.
Magda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Frida 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
Frida and Magda changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1995, ending at #20 and #585.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Frida rose about as far as Magda fell — from #3900 and #2770 in 1999 to #851 and #5687 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1945–1995
Frida held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Magda in 2.
Highest recorded here: Frida #20 in 1995, Magda #295 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Frida #20, Magda #585.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1999–2023
Frida held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Magda in 2.
Highest recorded here: Frida #568 in 2018, Magda #2746 in 2000.
The order changed in 2004: Frida moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #3912 and #2746; by 2004 that had become #1836 and #4598.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Frida #851, Magda #5687.
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 | Frida | Magda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | FREE-dah | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Magda does not have one recorded yet.
- Frida and Magda both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Magda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Magda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #295 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls