Gerd vs Unni
Gerd and Unnicompared 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 2000, Gerd was ranked #593 and Unni #638 among girls in Norway.
Gerd and Unni over time
Gerd and Unni appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Unni 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 Unni 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 Unni changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2000, ending at #593 and #638.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Gerd and Unni averaged 54.0 places apart, ending at #593 and #638.
- Longest-running competitions
Gerd and Unni were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1945 to 2000, ending at #593 and #638.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1945–2000
Gerd held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Unni in 33.
Highest recorded here: Gerd #8 in 1947, Unni #13 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Gerd #593, Unni #638.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Gerd
Pairs where Gerd shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Gerd vs Solveig
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #14 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2003 they were #545 and #70.
Gerd · Solveig · 52 shared years, 1945–2003 · Started together, ended far apart
- Gerd vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2003 they were #545 and #74.
Gerd · Astrid · 52 shared years, 1945–2003 · Started together, ended far apart
- Liv vs Gerd
In 1945 they stood at #3 and #9 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2003 they were #115 and #545.
Liv · Gerd · 52 shared years, 1945–2003 · Started together, ended far apart
- Eva vs Gerd
In 1945 they stood at #8 and #9 in Norway · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2003 they were #118 and #545.
Eva · Gerd · 52 shared years, 1945–2003 · Started together, ended far apart
Other comparisons involving Unni
Pairs where Unni shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Unni
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #31 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #387.
Ingrid · Unni · 64 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Unni
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #31 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #23 and #387.
Anna · Unni · 64 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Unni vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #31 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #387 and #93.
Unni · Åse · 64 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Unni vs Grethe
Unni and Grethe changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2001, ending at #617 and #492.
Unni · Grethe · 52 shared years, 1945–2001 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Gerd | Unni |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #387 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gerd has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Unni.
- 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
Unni
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #31 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: #13 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #387 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls