Thale vs Åse
Thale 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, Thale was ranked #77 and Åse #93 among girls in Norway.
Thale and Åse over time
Thale and Åse appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Åse held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thale 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 Thale 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 2000, Thale moved ahead of Åse in Norway · Girls — #185 and #181 the year before became #171 and #321.
- Mirrored each other
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Thale rose about as far as Åse fell — from #553 and #49 in 1965 to #77 and #93 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Thale and Åse were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #77 and #93.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1965–2025
Thale held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Åse in 29.
Highest recorded here: Thale #77 in 2025, Åse #49 in 1965.
The order changed in 2000: Thale moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #185 and #181; by 2000 that had become #171 and #321.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Thale #77, 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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Åse
Pairs where Åse shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Kirsten vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #20 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #510 and #93.
Kirsten · Åse · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sissel vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #34 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2023 they were #529 and #123.
Sissel · Åse · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #93.
Tove · Åse · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Turid vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #16 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2021 they were #456 and #137.
Turid · Åse · 62 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Thale | 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #77 (2025) | Norway · Girls #93 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Thale has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åse.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Thale
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #77 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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