Stella vs Åse
Stella and Åsecompared 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, Stella was ranked #66 and Åse #93 among girls in Norway.
Stella and Åse over time
Stella and Åse appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Stella held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åse 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.
Åse reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stella 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Stella rose about as far as Åse fell — from #411 and #39 in 1954 to #66 and #93 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Stella and Åse were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1954 to 2025, ending at #66 and #93.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1954–2025
Stella held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Åse in 22.
Highest recorded here: Stella #64 in 2015, Åse #39 in 1954.
The order changed in 2003: Stella moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #275 and #264; by 2003 that had become #240 and #302.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Stella #66, Åse #93.
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 | Stella | Åse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #60 (2025) | Norway · Girls #93 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stella has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åse.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Stella
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #411 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2023
Highest recorded position: #29 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2001–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #60 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Åse
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #25 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls