Fatima vs Grethe
Fatima and Grethecompared 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 2012, Fatima was ranked #148 and Grethe #576 among girls in Norway.
Fatima and Grethe over time
Fatima and Grethe appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Grethe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fatima 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.
Grethe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fatima 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 1985, Fatima moved ahead of Grethe in Norway · Girls — #252 and #231 the year before became #176 and #193.
- Longest-running competitions
Fatima and Grethe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #148 and #576.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1945–2012
Fatima held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Grethe in 38.
Highest recorded here: Fatima #143 in 2003, Grethe #13 in 1957.
The order changed in 1985: Fatima moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #252 and #231; by 1985 that had become #176 and #193.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Fatima #148, Grethe #576.
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 | Fatima | Grethe |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) | Norway · Girls #576 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fatima has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Grethe.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Fatima
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #255 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Grethe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #21 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #576 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls