Louise vs Siv
Louise and Sivcompared 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 2023, Louise was ranked #82 and Siv #530 among girls in Norway.
Louise and Siv over time
Louise and Siv appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Siv held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Louise 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.
Siv reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Louise 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1995, Louise moved ahead of Siv in Norway · Girls — #182 and #158 the year before became #160 and #179.
- Mirrored each other
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Louise rose about as far as Siv fell — from #379 and #339 in 1946 to #82 and #530 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Louise and Siv were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #82 and #530.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1946–2023
Louise held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Siv in 37.
Highest recorded here: Louise #76 in 2015, Siv #20 in 1972.
The order changed in 1995: Louise moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #182 and #158; by 1995 that had become #160 and #179.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Louise #82, Siv #530.
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 | Louise | Siv |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The French feminine form of Louis, from Germanic elements 'hlud' (famous) and 'wig' (warrior) — 'famous warrior'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, via French transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /lu.ˈiz/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | Norway · Girls #59 (2025) | Norway · Girls #530 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Louise has a recorded origin (Germanic, via French transmission); Siv does not have one recorded yet.
- Louise has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Siv.
- A meaning is recorded for Louise; Siv doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Louise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #379 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #59 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Siv
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #280 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #530 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls