Gina vs Idun
Gina and Iduncompared 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 2024, Gina was ranked #458 and Idun #371 among girls in Norway.
Gina and Idun over time
Gina and Idun appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Gina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Idun 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.
Gina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Idun 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
Gina and Idun changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1955 and 2024, ending at #458 and #371.
- Longest-running competitions
Gina and Idun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 58 years, from 1955 to 2024, ending at #458 and #371.
List by list
Norway · Girls58 shared years, 1955–2024
Gina held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Idun in 11.
Highest recorded here: Gina #119 in 1995, Idun #220 in 2005.
The order changed in 2019: Idun moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #398 and #401; by 2019 that had become #511 and #265.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Gina #458, Idun #371.
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 | Gina | Idun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | Norway · Girls #291 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gina and Idun both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #349 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1987
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1987).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Idun
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #291 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls