Elizabeth vs Unn
Elizabeth and Unncompared 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 1995, Elizabeth was ranked #326 and Unn #604 among girls in Norway.
Elizabeth and Unn over time
Elizabeth and Unn appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Unn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elizabeth 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.
Unn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elizabeth 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1982, Elizabeth moved ahead of Unn in Norway · Girls — #336 and #311 the year before became #198 and #565.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elizabeth and Unn changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1995, ending at #326 and #604.
- Longest-running competitions
Elizabeth and Unn were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 47 years, from 1945 to 1995, ending at #326 and #604.
List by list
Norway · Girls47 shared years, 1945–1995
Elizabeth held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Unn in 29.
Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #154 in 1968, Unn #97 in 1963.
The order changed in 1982: Elizabeth moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #336 and #311; by 1982 that had become #198 and #565.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Elizabeth #326, Unn #604.
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 | Elizabeth | Unn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #76 (2025) | Norway · Girls #604 (1995) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Unn does not have one recorded yet.
- Elizabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Unn.
- A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Unn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elizabeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Unn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #147 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #97 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #604 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls