Gunn vs Silvia
Gunn and Silviacompared 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 1998, Gunn was ranked #365 and Silvia #631 among girls in Norway.
Gunn and Silvia over time
Gunn and Silvia appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Gunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Silvia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Silvia 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
Gunn and Silvia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1953 to 1998, ending at #365 and #631.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1953–1998
Gunn held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Silvia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Gunn #17 in 1956, Silvia #169 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Gunn #365, Silvia #631.
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.
- Elisabeth vs Gunn
In 1945 they stood at #50 and #53 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2005 they were #99 and #546.
Elisabeth · Gunn · 60 shared years, 1945–2005 · Started together, ended far apart
- Gunn vs May
In 1945 they stood at #53 and #43 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2005 they were #546 and #244.
Gunn · May · 60 shared years, 1945–2005 · Started together, ended far apart
- Gunn vs Rita
Gunn and Rita changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2005, ending at #546 and #409.
Gunn · Rita · 60 shared years, 1945–2005 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Sissel vs Gunn
Sissel and Gunn changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2005, ending at #473 and #546.
Sissel · Gunn · 57 shared years, 1945–2005 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Gunn | Silvia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #546 (2005) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gunn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Silvia.
- 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
Silvia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #436 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2022
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1953–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls