Josefine vs Lovise
Josefine and Lovisecompared 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, Josefine was ranked #24 and Lovise #185 among girls in Norway.
Josefine and Lovise over time
Josefine and Lovise appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Josefine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lovise 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.
Lovise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Josefine 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Josefine and Lovise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #24 and #185.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Josefine #24 in 2025, Lovise #142 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1982–2025
Josefine held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Lovise in 2.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #24 in 2025, Lovise #142 in 2024.
The order changed in 1989: Josefine moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #528 and #456; by 1989 that had become #317 and #492.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Josefine #24, Lovise #185.
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 | Josefine | Lovise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | Norway · Girls #185 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josefine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Lovise.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lovise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #356 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #142 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #185 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls