Gerd vs Marit
Gerd and Maritcompared 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 2003, Gerd was ranked #545 and Marit #192 among girls in Norway.
Gerd and Marit over time
Gerd and Marit appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Marit held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gerd in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gerd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marit 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Gerd and Marit were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1945 to 2003, ending at #545 and #192.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Gerd #8 in 1947, Marit #3 in 1949.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #5 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2003 they were #545 and #192.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1945–2003
Gerd held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marit in 52.
Highest recorded here: Gerd #8 in 1947, Marit #3 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Gerd #545, Marit #192.
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 | Marit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #545 (2003) | Norway · Girls #446 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gerd has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Marit.
- 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
Marit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #5 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #446 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls