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Mathilde vs Solveig

Mathilde and Solveigcompared 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 2025, Mathilde was ranked #34 and Solveig #28 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2021, Mathilde was ranked #1962 and Solveig #5581 among girls in England and Wales.

Mathilde and Solveig over time

Mathilde and Solveig appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Solveig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mathilde in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Solveig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mathilde 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

    Mathilde and Solveig changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #34 and #28.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 53 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mathilde rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #363 and #14 in 1945 to #34 and #28 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Mathilde and Solveig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #34 and #28.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1945–2025

    Mathilde held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Solveig in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Mathilde #20 in 2012, Solveig #14 in 1945.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathilde #34, Solveig #28.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Mathilde

Pairs where Mathilde shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Solveig

Pairs where Solveig shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Mathilde, Solveig
FieldMathildeSolveig
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #34 (2025)Norway · Girls #28 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Mathilde has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Solveig.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Mathilde

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Solveig

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #14 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #28 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls