Fadumo vs Grete
Fadumo and Gretecompared 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, Fadumo was ranked #613 and Grete #504 among girls in Norway.
Fadumo and Grete over time
Fadumo and Grete appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Grete held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fadumo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fadumo 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
Fadumo and Grete changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2002, ending at #613 and #504.
- Longest-running competitions
Fadumo and Grete were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1952 to 2002, ending at #613 and #504.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1952–2002
Fadumo held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Grete in 41.
Highest recorded here: Fadumo #248 in 1970, Grete #24 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Fadumo #613, Grete #504.
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 | Fadumo | Grete |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 #4763 (2017) | Norway · Girls #484 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fadumo has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Grete.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Fadumo
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #406 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2004
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1952–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls
Grete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #28 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls