Mary-Ann vs Valborg
Mary-Ann and Valborgcompared 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 1973, Mary-Ann was ranked #597 and Valborg #616 among girls in Norway.
Mary-Ann and Valborg over time
Mary-Ann and Valborg appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Mary-Ann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Valborg 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.
Valborg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mary-Ann 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
Mary-Ann and Valborg changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1973, ending at #597 and #616.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1946–1973
Mary-Ann held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Valborg in 5.
Highest recorded here: Mary-Ann #260 in 1952, Valborg #219 in 1948.
The order changed in 1965: Mary-Ann moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #495 and #352; by 1965 that had become #510 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 1973: Mary-Ann #597, Valborg #616.
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 | Mary-Ann | Valborg |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) | Norway · Girls #656 (1980) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mary-Ann has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Valborg.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mary-Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #301 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1985
Highest recorded position: #260 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1946–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Valborg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #221 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1980
Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1980).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #656 among girls in Norway, in 1980.
Norway · Girls