Guri vs Silvia
Guri 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 2017, Guri was ranked #531 and Silvia #477 among girls in Norway.
Guri and Silvia over time
Guri and Silvia appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Guri held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Silvia 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.
Guri 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Guri and Silvia changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2017, ending at #531 and #477.
- Longest-running competitions
Guri and Silvia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1953 to 2017, ending at #531 and #477.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1953–2017
Guri held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Silvia in 15.
Highest recorded here: Guri #82 in 1958, Silvia #169 in 1976.
The order changed in 2017: Silvia moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #579 and #603; by 2017 that had become #531 and #477.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Guri #531, Silvia #477.
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 | Guri | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #469 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1672 (2024) |
| 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
- Guri and Silvia both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Guri
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 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: #82 among girls in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #469 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls