Aasta vs Runa
Aasta and Runacompared 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 1962, Aasta was ranked #481 and Runa #165 among girls in Norway.
Aasta and Runa over time
Aasta and Runa appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Runa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aasta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aasta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Runa 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1945–1962
Aasta held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Runa in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aasta #291 in 1945, Runa #165 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1962: Aasta #481, Runa #165.
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 | Aasta | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #481 (1962) | Norway · Girls #226 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aasta and Runa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aasta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #291 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1962
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1962).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1962
Most recently recorded at #481 among girls in Norway, in 1962.
Norway · Girls
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 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: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls