Gunvor vs Solfrid
Gunvor and Solfridcompared 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 2018, Gunvor was ranked #478 and Solfrid #499 among girls in Norway.
Gunvor and Solfrid over time
Gunvor and Solfrid appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Solfrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gunvor in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gunvor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Solfrid 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
Gunvor and Solfrid changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2018, ending at #478 and #499.
- Longest-running competitions
Gunvor and Solfrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1945 to 2018, ending at #478 and #499.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Gunvor #45 in 1945, Solfrid #44 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1945–2018
Gunvor held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Solfrid in 46.
Highest recorded here: Gunvor #45 in 1945, Solfrid #44 in 1947.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Gunvor #478, Solfrid #499.
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 | Gunvor | Solfrid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #478 (2018) | Norway · Girls #382 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gunvor and Solfrid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gunvor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #45 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2018
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Girls
Solfrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #48 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #382 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls