Rakel vs Vilma
Rakel and Vilmacompared 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, Rakel was ranked #125 and Vilma #110 among girls in Norway.
Rakel and Vilma over time
Rakel and Vilma appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Rakel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilma 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.
Rakel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilma 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 2025, Vilma moved ahead of Rakel in Norway · Girls — #122 and #136 the year before became #125 and #110.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Rakel and Vilma changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2025, ending at #125 and #110.
- Longest-running competitions
Rakel and Vilma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #125 and #110.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Rakel #122 in 2019, Vilma #85 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1963–2025
Rakel held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Vilma in 14.
Highest recorded here: Rakel #122 in 2019, Vilma #85 in 2021.
The order changed in 2025: Vilma moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #122 and #136; by 2025 that had become #125 and #110.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Rakel #125, Vilma #110.
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 | Rakel | Vilma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #125 (2025) | Norway · Girls #110 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rakel and Vilma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Vilma
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #443 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #85 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #110 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls