Kerstin vs Vigdis
Kerstin and Vigdiscompared 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 1993, Kerstin was ranked #646 and Vigdis #676 among girls in Norway.
Kerstin and Vigdis over time
Kerstin and Vigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Vigdis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kerstin 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.
Vigdis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kerstin 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
Kerstin and Vigdis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1945 to 1993, ending at #646 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Kerstin #198 in 1955, Vigdis #21 in 1954.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1945–1993
Kerstin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Vigdis in 39.
Highest recorded here: Kerstin #198 in 1955, Vigdis #21 in 1954.
The order changed in 1993: Kerstin moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #661 and #345; by 1993 that had become #646 and #676.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Kerstin #646, Vigdis #676.
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 Vigdis
Pairs where Vigdis shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2006 they were #6 and #583.
Ingrid · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2006 they were #10 and #583.
Anna · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ellen vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #29 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2006 they were #161 and #583.
Ellen · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elin vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2006 they were #166 and #583.
Elin · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Kerstin | Vigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4798 (2005) | Norway · Girls #583 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kerstin and Vigdis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kerstin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #247 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #198 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005.
England and Wales · Girls
Vigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #32 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #583 among girls in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Girls