Grethe vs Sissel
Grethe and Sisselcompared 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, Grethe was ranked #394 and Sissel #627 among girls in Norway.
Grethe and Sissel over time
Grethe and Sissel appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Sissel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Grethe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grethe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sissel 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
Grethe and Sissel changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2000, ending at #394 and #627.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 55 shared years in Norway · Girls, Grethe and Sissel averaged 50.8 places apart, ending at #394 and #627.
- Longest-running competitions
Grethe and Sissel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 55 years, from 1945 to 2000, ending at #394 and #627.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Grethe #13 in 1957, Sissel #11 in 1958.
List by list
Norway · Girls55 shared years, 1945–2000
Grethe held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sissel in 47.
Highest recorded here: Grethe #13 in 1957, Sissel #11 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Grethe #394, Sissel #627.
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 Grethe
Pairs where Grethe shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Grethe
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #21 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2012 they were #4 and #576.
Ingrid · Grethe · 60 shared years, 1945–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
- Astrid vs Grethe
In 1945 they stood at #12 and #21 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2012 they were #52 and #576.
Astrid · Grethe · 60 shared years, 1945–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
- Solveig vs Grethe
In 1945 they stood at #14 and #21 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2012 they were #65 and #576.
Solveig · Grethe · 60 shared years, 1945–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
- Grethe vs Ellen
In 1945 they stood at #21 and #29 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2012 they were #576 and #208.
Grethe · Ellen · 60 shared years, 1945–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
Other comparisons involving Sissel
Pairs where Sissel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Sissel
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #34 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2023 they were #13 and #529.
Ingrid · Sissel · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Sissel
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #34 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2023 they were #20 and #529.
Anna · Sissel · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sissel vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #34 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2023 they were #529 and #123.
Sissel · Åse · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elin vs Sissel
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #34 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2023 they were #198 and #529.
Elin · Sissel · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Grethe | Sissel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #576 (2012) | Norway · Girls #529 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Grethe and Sissel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Grethe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #21 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: #13 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #576 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls
Sissel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls