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Jorunn vs Mary

Jorunn and Marycompared 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, Jorunn was ranked #449 and Mary #428 among girls in Norway.

Jorunn and Mary over time

Jorunn and Mary appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Jorunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mary 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.

Jorunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mary 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

    Jorunn and Mary changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2020, ending at #449 and #428.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jorunn and Mary were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 70 years, from 1945 to 2020, ending at #449 and #428.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Jorunn #18 in 1946, Mary #59 in 1947.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls70 shared years, 1945–2020

    Jorunn held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Mary in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Jorunn #18 in 1946, Mary #59 in 1947.

    The order changed in 2005: Mary moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #530 and #585; by 2005 that had become #432 and #353.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Jorunn #449, Mary #428.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jorunn

Pairs where Jorunn shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Mary

Pairs where Mary shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jorunn, Mary
FieldJorunnMary
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #449 (2020)Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jorunn and Mary both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Jorunn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #23 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2020

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2020).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #449 among girls in Norway, in 2020.

    Norway · Girls

Mary

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #67 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #329 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls