Judith vs Torun
Judith and Toruncompared 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 1993, Judith was ranked #371 and Torun #605 among girls in Norway.
Judith and Torun over time
Judith and Torun appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Judith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torun in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Judith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Torun 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
Judith and Torun changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1993, ending at #371 and #605.
- Longest-running competitions
Judith and Torun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1945 to 1993, ending at #371 and #605.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1945–1993
Judith held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Torun in 7.
Highest recorded here: Judith #112 in 1950, Torun #153 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Judith #371, Torun #605.
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 | Judith | Torun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) | Norway · Girls #605 (1993) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Judith and Torun both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Judith
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #113 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Torun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #179 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #605 among girls in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Girls