Josefine vs Matilde
Josefine and Matildecompared 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 Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Josefine was ranked #5687 and Matilde #1288 among girls in England and Wales.
Josefine and Matilde over time
Josefine and Matilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Josefine and Matilde changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1985 and 2025, ending at #24 and #112.
- Longest-running competitions
Josefine and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1985 to 2025, ending at #24 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1985–2025
Josefine held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Matilde in 3.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #24 in 2025, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Josefine #24, Matilde #112.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1999–2023
Josefine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Matilde in 12.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #3225 in 1999, Matilde #899 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Josefine #5687, Matilde #1288.
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 | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josefine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Matilde.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls