Ragne vs Torill
Ragne and Torillcompared 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 1999, Ragne was ranked #440 and Torill #591 among girls in Norway.
Ragne and Torill over time
Ragne and Torill appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Torill held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ragne 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ragne #326 in 1949, Torill #19 in 1949.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1949–1999
Ragne held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Torill in 25.
Highest recorded here: Ragne #326 in 1949, Torill #19 in 1949.
The order changed in 1999: Ragne moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #628 and #534; by 1999 that had become #440 and #591.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Ragne #440, Torill #591.
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 | Ragne | Torill |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #508 (2024) | Norway · Girls #599 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ragne and Torill both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ragne
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #326 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2024
Highest recorded position: #326 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1949–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #508 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls
Torill
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #39 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Girls