Isabelle vs Margareth
Isabelle and Margarethcompared 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 1992, Isabelle was ranked #203 and Margareth #613 among girls in Norway.
Isabelle and Margareth over time
Isabelle and Margareth appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Margareth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Isabelle 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.
Margareth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Isabelle 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1962–1992
Isabelle held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Margareth in 15.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #203 in 1992, Margareth #143 in 1962.
The order changed in 1984: Isabelle moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #642 and #543; by 1984 that had become #407 and #662.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Isabelle #203, Margareth #613.
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 | Isabelle | Margareth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | Norway · Girls #613 (1992) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Margareth.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Isabelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #454 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Margareth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #240 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1992
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #613 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls