Greta vs Gudrun
Greta and Gudruncompared 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 2012, Greta was ranked #440 and Gudrun #577 among girls in Norway.
Greta and Gudrun over time
Greta and Gudrun appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Greta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gudrun in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Greta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gudrun 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
Greta and Gudrun changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2012, ending at #440 and #577.
- Longest-running competitions
Greta and Gudrun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #440 and #577.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Greta #73 in 1946, Gudrun #91 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1945–2012
Greta held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Gudrun in 18.
Highest recorded here: Greta #73 in 1946, Gudrun #91 in 1947.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Greta #440, Gudrun #577.
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 | Greta | Gudrun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #373 (2025) | Norway · Girls #577 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Greta and Gudrun both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Greta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #79 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: #73 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #373 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Gudrun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #94 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #577 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls