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Benedicte

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What official birth registration shows about Benedicte: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2015

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2015, ranging from #2466 to #4736.199820002002200420062015#2466#4736
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3824
1998#3848
1999#3225
2000#3912
2001#2466
2002#4137
2003#4373
2004#4598
2005#3970
2006#3548
2007#4294
2015#4736

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 67 of the 77 years from 1946 to 2022.

In 2015: #432 among girls in Norway, #4736 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1946–2022 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2022

    Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2022).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #439 among girls in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #63 in Norway in 1990.

Benedicte's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#35485HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4395HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4156HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4695HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#4218HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#32714HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4328HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#31514HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4418HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#25621HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#28418HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#27518HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#22824HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#20629HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#20029HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#15242HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#13146HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#12251HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#13247HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#9566HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#8777HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#8679HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#8383HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#8686HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#69110HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#9590HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#88104HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#75114HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#9096HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#81102HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#81100HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#63137HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#70109HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#8884HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#8292HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#8287HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#11559HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#9970HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#12650HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#11458HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#10863HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#16335HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#16235HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#18229HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#23220HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#18528HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#26516HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#22122HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#27815HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#22720HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#14540HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#21920HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#20721HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#18525HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#27213HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#21918HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#28113HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#18622HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#26713HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#4884HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#27811HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#4464HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4474HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#4125HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3905HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3845HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3804HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3914HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Benedicte is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Benedicte, between 1946 and 2022, in 67 of those 77 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: highest position in 1990England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: highest position in 200119462022
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1946–202267#63 in 1990
England and Wales1997–201512#2466 in 2001

Its high point came 11 years earlier in Norway (1990) than in England and Wales (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1949; it appears again in 1954.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Benedicte

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1946–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #63 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.