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Corrie vs Gustav

Corrie and Gustavcompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2008, Corrie was ranked #4432 and Gustav #1828 among boys in England and Wales.

Corrie and Gustav over time

Corrie and Gustav appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Corrie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gustav 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.

Corrie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gustav 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

  • England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 19972008

    Corrie held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Gustav in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Corrie #914 in 1997, Gustav #1828 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2008: Gustav moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #3208 and #3849; by 2008 that had become #4432 and #1828.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Corrie #4432, Gustav #1828.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Corrie, Gustav
FieldCorrieGustav
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Boys #478 (2024)Norway · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Corrie and Gustav both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Corrie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2013

    Highest recorded position: #190 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2013).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls

Gustav

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #154 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys