Catrine vs Torunn
Catrine and Torunncompared 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 2002, Catrine was ranked #444 and Torunn #587 among girls in Norway.
Catrine and Torunn over time
Catrine and Torunn appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Torunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Catrine 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.
Torunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Catrine 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
Catrine and Torunn changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2002, ending at #444 and #587.
- Longest-running competitions
Catrine and Torunn were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1963 to 2002, ending at #444 and #587.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1963–2002
Catrine held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Torunn in 31.
Highest recorded here: Catrine #218 in 1986, Torunn #77 in 1968.
The order changed in 2002: Catrine moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #420 and #384; by 2002 that had become #444 and #587.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Catrine #444, Torunn #587.
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 | Catrine | Torunn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #444 (2002) | Norway · Girls #619 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Catrine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Torunn.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Catrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #453 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2002
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1963–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls
Torunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #61 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #619 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls