Ali vs Gunvald
Ali and Gunvaldcompared 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 · Boys
In 1963, Ali was ranked #122 and Gunvald #474 among boys in Norway.
Ali and Gunvald over time
Ali and Gunvald appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ali held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gunvald 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.
Gunvald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ali 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 · Boys13 shared years, 1945–1963
Ali held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Gunvald in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ali #122 in 1963, Gunvald #188 in 1950.
The order changed in 1951: Ali moved ahead. In 1950 they stood at #191 and #188; by 1951 that had become #262 and #269.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Ali #122, Gunvald #474.
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 | Ali | Gunvald |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with 'elevated' or 'lofty, sublime', from the Arabic root 'to be high'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæli/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) | Norway · Boys #474 (1963) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ali has a recorded origin (Arabic); Gunvald does not have one recorded yet.
- Ali and Gunvald both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ali; Gunvald doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ali
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #245 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Gunvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #225 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1963
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1963).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1963
Most recently recorded at #474 among boys in Norway, in 1963.
Norway · Boys