Gunnlaug vs Sylvia
Gunnlaug and Sylviacompared 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 1972, Gunnlaug was ranked #599 and Sylvia #266 among girls in Norway.
Gunnlaug and Sylvia over time
Gunnlaug and Sylvia appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Sylvia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gunnlaug 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.
Gunnlaug reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sylvia 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
Gunnlaug and Sylvia changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1972, ending at #599 and #266.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Gunnlaug #181 in 1946, Sylvia #163 in 1948.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1972
Gunnlaug held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sylvia in 18.
Highest recorded here: Gunnlaug #181 in 1946, Sylvia #163 in 1948.
The order changed in 1956: Sylvia moved ahead. In 1955 they stood at #204 and #216; by 1956 that had become #401 and #259.
Most recent shared year, 1972: Gunnlaug #599, Sylvia #266.
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 | Gunnlaug | Sylvia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #599 (1972) | Norway · Girls #529 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gunnlaug and Sylvia both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gunnlaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #186 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1972
Highest recorded position: #181 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1972).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1972
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 1972.
Norway · Girls
Sylvia
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #194 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #111 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls