Kjerstin vs Thuy
Kjerstin 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 1997, Kjerstin was ranked #568 and Thuy #589 among girls in Norway.
Kjerstin and Thuy over time
Kjerstin and Thuy appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Kjerstin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thuy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kjerstin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thuy 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
Kjerstin and Thuy changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 1997, ending at #568 and #589.
- Longest-running competitions
Kjerstin and Thuy were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1962 to 1997, ending at #568 and #589.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1962–1997
Kjerstin held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Thuy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kjerstin #146 in 1963, Thuy #266 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Kjerstin #568, Thuy #589.
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 | Kjerstin | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #626 (2002) | 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) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kjerstin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thuy.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kjerstin
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1948–2002
Highest recorded position: #146 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1948–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #626 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
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