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Gunn vs Maria

Gunn and Mariacompared 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 2005, Gunn was ranked #546 and Maria #7 among girls in Norway.

Gunn and Maria over time

Gunn and Maria appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gunn 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.

Gunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maria 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1945–2005

    Gunn held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Maria in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Gunn #15 in 1954, Maria #3 in 1982.

    The order changed in 1975: Maria moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #45 and #46; by 1975 that had become #62 and #27.

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Gunn #546, Maria #7.

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 Gunn

Pairs where Gunn shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Maria

Pairs where Maria shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Gunn, Maria
FieldGunnMaria
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission
Pronunciation/mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #546 (2005)Norway · Girls #62 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Gunn does not have one recorded yet.
  • Gunn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Maria.
  • A meaning is recorded for Maria; Gunn doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Gunn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #53 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2005

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2005).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2005

    Most recently recorded at #546 among girls in Norway, in 2005.

    Norway · Girls

Maria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls