Judith vs Ragna

Judith and Ragnacompared 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 2023, Judith was ranked #417 and Ragna #215 among girls in Norway.

Judith and Ragna over time

Judith and Ragna appear together in 1 published list, across 67 years of shared records. Judith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ragna 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.

Judith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ragna 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
Judith and Ragna changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #417 and #215.
Longest-running competitions
Judith and Ragna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #417 and #215.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Judith #112 in 1950, Ragna #146 in 1951.

List by list

Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1945–2023
Judith held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Ragna in 24.
Highest recorded here: Judith #112 in 1950, Ragna #146 in 1951.
The order changed in 1994: Ragna moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #371 and #377; by 1994 that had become #636 and #537.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Judith #417, Ragna #215.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Judith

Pairs where Judith shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Christine vs Judith
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Judith #4 in 1952.
Christine · Judith · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Susan vs Judith
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Susan #1 in 1954, Judith #4 in 1952.
Susan · Judith · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Jennifer vs Judith
In 1953, Jennifer moved ahead of Judith in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #5 and #4 the year before became #3 and #5.
Jennifer · Judith · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1953 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Judith
In 1956, Karen moved ahead of Judith in New Zealand · Girls — #6 and #4 the year before became #3 and #4.
Karen · Judith · 17 shared years, 1954–1970 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1956 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Judith, Ragna
Field	Judith	Ragna
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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ	NO
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024)	Norway · Girls #285 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	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

Judith and Ragna both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Judith

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #113 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Ragna

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #199 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: #146 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #285 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls