Ilona vs Synøve
Ilona and Synøvecompared 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 1997, Ilona was ranked #612 and Synøve #532 among girls in Norway.
Ilona and Synøve over time
Ilona and Synøve appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ilona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Synøve in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Synøve reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ilona 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
Ilona and Synøve changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 1997, ending at #612 and #532.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1952–1997
Ilona held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Synøve in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ilona #277 in 1967, Synøve #266 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Ilona #612, Synøve #532.
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 | Ilona | Synøve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | Norway · Girls #552 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ilona has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Synøve.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ilona
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #413 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1999
Highest recorded position: #277 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1952–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Synøve
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #250 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: #222 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #552 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls