Lisbeth vs Wenche
Lisbeth and Wenchecompared 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 2008, Lisbeth was ranked #601 and Wenche #621 among girls in Norway.
Lisbeth and Wenche over time
Lisbeth and Wenche appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Wenche held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lisbeth 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.
Wenche reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lisbeth 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lisbeth and Wenche averaged 54.6 places apart, ending at #601 and #621.
- Longest-running competitions
Lisbeth and Wenche were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #601 and #621.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1945–2008
Lisbeth held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Wenche in 42.
Highest recorded here: Lisbeth #37 in 1961, Wenche #7 in 1955.
The order changed in 2008: Lisbeth moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #604 and #574; by 2008 that had become #601 and #621.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Lisbeth #601, Wenche #621.
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 | Lisbeth | Wenche |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4736 (2015) | Norway · Girls #621 (2008) |
| 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
- Lisbeth and Wenche both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lisbeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #71 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #4736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls
Wenche
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #22 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #621 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls