Grete vs Vigdis
Grete and Vigdiscompared 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 2006, Grete was ranked #483 and Vigdis #583 among girls in Norway.
Grete and Vigdis over time
Grete and Vigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Grete held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vigdis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vigdis 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
Grete and Vigdis changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2006, ending at #483 and #583.
- Longest-running competitions
Grete and Vigdis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1945 to 2006, ending at #483 and #583.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Grete #18 in 1953, Vigdis #21 in 1954.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1945–2006
Grete held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Vigdis in 3.
Highest recorded here: Grete #18 in 1953, Vigdis #21 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Grete #483, Vigdis #583.
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 Grete
Pairs where Grete shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Grete
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #28 in Norway · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2022 they were #8 and #484.
Ingrid · Grete · 64 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Grete
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #28 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #15 and #484.
Anna · Grete · 64 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ragnhild vs Grete
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #28 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #160 and #484.
Ragnhild · Grete · 64 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jorunn vs Grete
Jorunn and Grete changed places 26 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2020, ending at #449 and #486.
Jorunn · Grete · 62 shared years, 1945–2020 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Other comparisons involving Vigdis
Pairs where Vigdis shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2006 they were #6 and #583.
Ingrid · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2006 they were #10 and #583.
Anna · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ellen vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #29 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2006 they were #161 and #583.
Ellen · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elin vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2006 they were #166 and #583.
Elin · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Grete | Vigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #484 (2022) | Norway · Girls #583 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Grete and Vigdis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Grete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #28 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls
Vigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #32 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #583 among girls in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Girls