Margunn vs Merethe
Margunn and Merethecompared 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 1985, Margunn was ranked #532 and Merethe #142 among girls in Norway.
Margunn and Merethe over time
Margunn and Merethe appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Merethe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Margunn 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.
Margunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Merethe 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 1961, Merethe moved ahead of Margunn in Norway · Girls — #150 and #151 the year before became #211 and #114.
- Longest-running competitions
Margunn and Merethe were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1949 to 1985, ending at #532 and #142.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1949–1985
Margunn held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Merethe in 24.
Highest recorded here: Margunn #150 in 1960, Merethe #69 in 1968.
The order changed in 1961: Merethe moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #150 and #151; by 1961 that had become #211 and #114.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Margunn #532, Merethe #142.
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 | Margunn | Merethe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #532 (1985) | Norway · Girls #586 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Margunn has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Merethe.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Margunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #260 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1985
Highest recorded position: #150 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #532 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls
Merethe
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2004
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1949–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #586 among girls in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Girls