Fatma vs Gøril
Fatma and Gørilcompared 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 2005, Fatma was ranked #494 and Gøril #596 among girls in Norway.
Fatma and Gøril over time
Fatma and Gøril appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Gøril held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fatma 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.
Fatma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gøril 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
Fatma and Gøril changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2005, ending at #494 and #596.
- Longest-running competitions
Fatma and Gøril were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1949 to 2005, ending at #494 and #596.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1949–2005
Fatma held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Gøril in 34.
Highest recorded here: Fatma #282 in 1965, Gøril #143 in 1971.
The order changed in 2005: Fatma moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #554 and #452; by 2005 that had become #494 and #596.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Fatma #494, Gøril #596.
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 | Fatma | Gøril |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) | Norway · Girls #593 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fatma has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Gøril.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Gøril
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #372 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2008
Highest recorded position: #143 among girls in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1946–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #593 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls