Danuta vs Gretha
Danuta and Grethacompared 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 1969, Danuta was ranked #337 and Gretha #444 among girls in Norway.
Danuta and Gretha over time
Danuta and Gretha appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Gretha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Danuta 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.
Gretha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Danuta 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
Danuta and Gretha changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1950 and 1969, ending at #337 and #444.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Danuta #267 in 1955, Gretha #196 in 1954.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1950–1969
Danuta held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Gretha in 11.
Highest recorded here: Danuta #267 in 1955, Gretha #196 in 1954.
The order changed in 1966: Danuta moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #405 and #375; by 1966 that had become #334 and #349.
Most recent shared year, 1969: Danuta #337, Gretha #444.
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 | Danuta | Gretha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | Norway · Girls #444 (1969) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Danuta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Gretha.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Danuta
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #282 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–1989
Highest recorded position: #267 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1950–1989).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Gretha
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #122 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1969
Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1969).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in Norway, in 1969.
Norway · Girls