Jennifer vs Thilde
Jennifer and Thildecompared 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 2020, Jennifer was ranked #493 and Thilde #348 among girls in Norway.
Jennifer and Thilde over time
Jennifer and Thilde appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Thilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jennifer 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.
Jennifer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thilde 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
Jennifer and Thilde changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1997 and 2020, ending at #493 and #348.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1997–2020
Jennifer held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Thilde in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jennifer #187 in 2000, Thilde #248 in 2012.
The order changed in 2012: Thilde moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #419 and #451; by 2012 that had become #530 and #248.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Jennifer #493, Thilde #348.
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 | Jennifer | Thilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), combining 'gwyn' and 'hwyfar'. Confined mainly to Cornwall until George Bernard Shaw's 1906 play The Doctor's Dilemma sparked wider adoption. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Welsh, via Cornish transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.fəɹ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Norway · Girls #332 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jennifer has a recorded origin (Welsh, via Cornish transmission); Thilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Jennifer has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Thilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Jennifer; Thilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jennifer
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #331 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2003
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–2003).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Thilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #639 among girls in Norway in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1997–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #332 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls