Elin vs Gry
Elin and Grycompared 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 2003, Elin was ranked #125 and Gry #547 among girls in Norway.
Elin and Gry over time
Elin and Gry appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Elin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gry in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elin 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Elin and Gry were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 57 years, from 1945 to 2003, ending at #125 and #547.
List by list
Norway · Girls57 shared years, 1945–2003
Elin held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Gry in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elin #4 in 1974, Gry #31 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Elin #125, Gry #547.
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 | Elin | Gry |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #263 (2025) | Norway · Girls #547 (2003) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Gry.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 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: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #263 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Gry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #303 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2003
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #547 among girls in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Girls