Otilie vs Runa
Otilie and Runacompared 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, Otilie was ranked #298 and Runa #226 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Otilie was ranked #5493 and Runa #2042 among girls in England and Wales.
Otilie and Runa over time
Otilie and Runa appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Runa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Otilie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Runa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Otilie 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
Otilie and Runa changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #298 and #226.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Otilie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Runa in 21.
Highest recorded here: Otilie #255 in 2021, Runa #187 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Otilie #298, Runa #226.
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 | Otilie | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #298 (2025) | Norway · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Otilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Runa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Otilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #255 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #298 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls