Brynhild vs Ulla
Brynhild and Ullacompared 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 1982, Brynhild was ranked #570 and Ulla #563 among girls in Norway.
Brynhild and Ulla over time
Brynhild and Ulla appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Ulla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brynhild in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Brynhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulla 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brynhild and Ulla changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1982, ending at #570 and #563.
- Longest-running competitions
Brynhild and Ulla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1945 to 1982, ending at #570 and #563.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1945–1982
Brynhild held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ulla in 27.
Highest recorded here: Brynhild #171 in 1946, Ulla #166 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Brynhild #570, Ulla #563.
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 | Brynhild | Ulla |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #617 (1994) | Norway · Girls #386 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brynhild and Ulla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Brynhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1994
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls
Ulla
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #217 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: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #386 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls