Madelene vs Margrete
Madelene and Margretecompared 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 2013, Madelene was ranked #582 and Margrete #426 among girls in Norway.
Madelene and Margrete over time
Madelene and Margrete appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Margrete held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Madelene in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Margrete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Madelene 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
Madelene and Margrete changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1985 and 2013, ending at #582 and #426.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Madelene #264 in 1999, Margrete #217 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1985–2013
Madelene held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Margrete in 21.
Highest recorded here: Madelene #264 in 1999, Margrete #217 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Madelene #582, Margrete #426.
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 | Madelene | Margrete |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #582 (2013) | Norway · Girls #523 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Madelene has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Margrete.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Madelene
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #570 among girls in Norway in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2013
Highest recorded position: #264 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1985–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #582 among girls in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Girls
Margrete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #225 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls