Magdalena vs Mette
Magdalena and Mettecompared 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, Magdalena was ranked #590 and Mette #542 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Magdalena was ranked #866 and Mette #5201 among girls in England and Wales.
Magdalena and Mette over time
Magdalena and Mette appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Mette held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Magdalena in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Magdalena 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
Magdalena and Mette changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2012, ending at #590 and #542.
- Longest-running competitions
Magdalena and Mette were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 49 years, from 1952 to 2012, ending at #590 and #542.
List by list
Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1952–2012
Magdalena held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mette in 39.
Highest recorded here: Magdalena #71 in 1984, Mette #15 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Magdalena #590, Mette #542.
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 | Magdalena | Mette |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | Norway · Girls #542 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Magdalena has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Mette.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Magdalena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2023
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Mette
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #57 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls