Madelene vs Rebecka
Madelene and Rebeckacompared 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 Rebecka #588 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Madelene was ranked #3667 and Rebecka #5201 among girls in England and Wales.
Madelene and Rebecka over time
Madelene and Rebecka appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Rebecka changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1985 and 2013, ending at #582 and #588.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1985–2013
Madelene held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Rebecka in 18.
Highest recorded here: Madelene #264 in 1999, Rebecka #222 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Madelene #582, Rebecka #588.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2007
Madelene held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rebecka in 4.
Highest recorded here: Madelene #2023 in 2001, Rebecka #1234 in 1997.
The order changed in 2003: Madelene moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #2868 and #2540; by 2003 that had become #2436 and #4373.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Madelene #3667, Rebecka #5201.
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 | Rebecka |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #582 (2013) | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Madelene has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Rebecka.
- 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
Rebecka
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #510 among girls in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1982–2013
Highest recorded position: #222 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1982–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls