Josefine vs Thuy
Josefine and Thuycompared 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 2003, Josefine was ranked #123 and Thuy #617 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2006, Josefine was ranked #4157 and Thuy #4157 among girls in England and Wales.
Josefine and Thuy over time
Josefine and Thuy appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Josefine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thuy 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.
Thuy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Josefine 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
Josefine and Thuy changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1975 and 2003, ending at #123 and #617.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1975–2003
Josefine held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Thuy in 4.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #123 in 2003, Thuy #403 in 1983.
The order changed in 1989: Josefine moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #528 and #469; by 1989 that had become #317 and #644.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Josefine #123, Thuy #617.
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 | Josefine | Thuy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4157 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josefine has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Thuy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Thuy
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–2003
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1962–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006.
England and Wales · Girls