Gro vs Gøril
Gro and Gørilcompared 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 2002, Gro was ranked #505 and Gøril #452 among girls in Norway.
Gro and Gøril over time
Gro and Gøril appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Gro held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gøril 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.
Gro reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gøril 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Gro and Gøril were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1946 to 2002, ending at #505 and #452.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1946–2002
Gro held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Gøril in 3.
Highest recorded here: Gro #22 in 1957, Gøril #143 in 1971.
The order changed in 2000: Gøril moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #467 and #468; by 2000 that had become #597 and #374.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Gro #505, Gøril #452.
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 Gro
Pairs where Gro shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Marie vs Gro
In 1945 they stood at #73 and #65 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #51 and #465.
Marie · Gro · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Gro
Tove and Gro changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #487 and #465.
Tove · Gro · 61 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Grete vs Gro
Grete and Gro changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2006, ending at #483 and #557.
Grete · Gro · 58 shared years, 1945–2006 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Mary vs Gro
Mary and Gro changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2006, ending at #352 and #557.
Mary · Gro · 61 shared years, 1945–2006 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Gro | Gøril |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #465 (2023) | Norway · Girls #593 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gro and Gøril both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gro
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #65 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: #22 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #465 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Gøril
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #372 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2008
Highest recorded position: #143 among girls in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1946–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #593 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls