Madelene vs Nadja
Madelene and Nadjacompared 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 2012, Madelene was ranked #538 and Nadja #595 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2004, Madelene was ranked #2530 and Nadja #4598 among girls in England and Wales.
Madelene and Nadja over time
Madelene and Nadja appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Madelene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nadja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nadja 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 Nadja changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1985 and 2012, ending at #538 and #595.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1985–2012
Madelene held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Nadja in 3.
Highest recorded here: Madelene #264 in 1999, Nadja #315 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Madelene #538, Nadja #595.
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 | Nadja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #582 (2013) | Norway · Girls #565 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Madelene has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Nadja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Nadja
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #438 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–2016
Highest recorded position: #315 among girls in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1955–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #565 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls