Matilde vs Nicoline
Matilde and Nicolinecompared 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, Matilde was ranked #112 and Nicoline #255 among girls in Norway.
Matilde and Nicoline over time
Matilde and Nicoline appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Matilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nicoline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Matilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nicoline 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
Matilde and Nicoline changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1987 and 2025, ending at #112 and #255.
- Longest-running competitions
Matilde and Nicoline were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #112 and #255.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Matilde #76 in 2007, Nicoline #100 in 2009.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1987–2025
Matilde held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Nicoline in 3.
Highest recorded here: Matilde #76 in 2007, Nicoline #100 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Matilde #112, Nicoline #255.
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 | Matilde | Nicoline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) | Norway · Girls #255 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matilde has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Nicoline.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Nicoline
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #100 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #255 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls