Grazyna vs Sylvia
Grazyna and Sylviacompared 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 1977, Grazyna was ranked #501 and Sylvia #134 among girls in Norway.
Grazyna and Sylvia over time
Grazyna and Sylvia appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Sylvia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Grazyna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grazyna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sylvia 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
Grazyna and Sylvia changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 1977, ending at #501 and #134.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1949–1977
Grazyna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sylvia in 21.
Highest recorded here: Grazyna #220 in 1955, Sylvia #134 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1977: Grazyna #501, Sylvia #134.
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 | Grazyna | Sylvia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #501 (1977) | Norway · Girls #529 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Grazyna has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sylvia.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Grazyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #384 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–1977
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1949–1977).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1977
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 1977.
Norway · Girls
Sylvia
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #194 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #111 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls