Gunn vs Mette
Gunn and Mettecompared 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 Mette #463 among girls in Norway.
Gunn and Mette over time
Gunn and Mette appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Mette 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 Mette 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Gunn and Mette averaged 48.8 places apart, ending at #546 and #463.
- Longest-running competitions
Gunn and Mette were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1945 to 2005, ending at #546 and #463.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1945–2005
Gunn held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Mette in 41.
Highest recorded here: Gunn #15 in 1954, Mette #11 in 1963.
The order changed in 2005: Mette moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #548 and #558; by 2005 that had become #546 and #463.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Gunn #546, Mette #463.
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 | Gunn | Mette |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #546 (2005) | Norway · Girls #542 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gunn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mette.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gunn
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2005
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #546 among girls in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Girls
Mette
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #57 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: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls