Janne vs Merete
Janne and Meretecompared 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 2005, Janne was ranked #265 and Merete #514 among girls in Norway.
Janne and Merete over time
Janne and Merete appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Janne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Merete in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Merete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Janne 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
Janne and Merete changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2005, ending at #265 and #514.
- Longest-running competitions
Janne and Merete were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2005, ending at #265 and #514.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2005
Janne held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Merete in 4.
Highest recorded here: Janne #22 in 1973, Merete #33 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Janne #265, Merete #514.
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 | Janne | Merete |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #469 (2023) | Norway · Girls #514 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janne has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Merete.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Janne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #148 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #469 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Merete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #241 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: #33 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Girls