Frida vs Susanne
Frida and Susannecompared 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 2023, Frida was ranked #9 and Susanne #531 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Frida was ranked #740 and Susanne #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Frida and Susanne over time
Frida and Susanne appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Susanne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Frida 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.
Susanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frida 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 took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Frida moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1993 as Susanne fell out of it to #51, having been #43 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1993, Frida moved ahead of Susanne in Norway · Girls — #54 and #43 the year before became #30 and #51.
- Mirrored each other
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Frida rose about as far as Susanne fell — from #339 and #294 in 1951 to #9 and #531 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Frida and Susanne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1951 to 2023, ending at #9 and #531.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1951–2023
Frida held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Susanne in 30.
Highest recorded here: Frida #6 in 2022, Susanne #41 in 1991.
The order changed in 1993: Frida moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #54 and #43; by 1993 that had become #30 and #51.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Frida #9, Susanne #531.
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 | Frida | Susanne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | FREE-dah | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) | Norway · Girls #531 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Susanne does not have one recorded yet.
- Frida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Susanne.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Susanne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #922 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Susanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #294 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2023
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1951–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls