Laura vs Snefrid
Laura and Snefridcompared 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 1974, Laura was ranked #310 and Snefrid #630 among girls in Norway.
Laura and Snefrid over time
Laura and Snefrid appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Snefrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laura 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.
Snefrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laura 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
Laura and Snefrid changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1974, ending at #310 and #630.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Laura #276 in 1946, Snefrid #200 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1974
Laura held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Snefrid in 12.
Highest recorded here: Laura #276 in 1946, Snefrid #200 in 1945.
The order changed in 1970: Laura moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #564 and #471; by 1970 that had become #352 and #617.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Laura #310, Snefrid #630.
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 | Laura | Snefrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From Latin 'laurus' meaning 'laurel' — laurel wreaths honoured victors in ancient Rome. Also the subject of 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch's poems. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɔɹ.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 #112 (2025) | Norway · Girls #630 (1974) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laura has a recorded origin (Latin); Snefrid does not have one recorded yet.
- Laura and Snefrid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Laura; Snefrid doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Laura
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Snefrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #200 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1974
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1974).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #630 among girls in Norway, in 1974.
Norway · Girls