Gerd vs Ma
Gerd and Macompared 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 1994, Gerd was ranked #517 and Ma #412 among girls in Norway.
Gerd and Ma over time
Gerd and Ma appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Gerd held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ma 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.
Gerd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ma 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
Gerd and Ma changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 1994, ending at #517 and #412.
- Longest-running competitions
Gerd and Ma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1962 to 1994, ending at #517 and #412.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1962–1994
Gerd held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Ma in 9.
Highest recorded here: Gerd #66 in 1963, Ma #252 in 1985.
The order changed in 1994: Ma moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #420 and #582; by 1994 that had become #517 and #412.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Gerd #517, Ma #412.
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 | Gerd | Ma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #545 (2003) | England and Wales · Girls #5556 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gerd and Ma both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gerd
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #9 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2003
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #545 among girls in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Girls
Ma
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #462 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–2005
Highest recorded position: #252 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1962–2005).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #609 among girls in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Girls