Matilde vs Rakel
Matilde and Rakelcompared 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 Rakel #125 among girls in Norway.
Matilde and Rakel over time
Matilde and Rakel appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Matilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rakel in 0.
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.
Matilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rakel 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Matilde moved ahead of Rakel in Norway · Girls — #161 and #156 the year before became #110 and #165.
- Longest-running competitions
Matilde and Rakel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #112 and #125.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1981–2025
Matilde held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Rakel in 12.
Highest recorded here: Matilde #76 in 2007, Rakel #122 in 2019.
The order changed in 2004: Matilde moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #161 and #156; by 2004 that had become #110 and #165.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Matilde #112, Rakel #125.
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 | Rakel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| 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 #125 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matilde has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rakel.
- 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
Rakel
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #284 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls