Mette vs Vilja
Mette and Viljacompared 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 2012, Mette was ranked #542 and Vilja #127 among girls in Norway.
Mette and Vilja over time
Mette and Vilja appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Vilja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mette 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.
Mette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilja 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1987–2012
Mette held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Vilja in 7.
Highest recorded here: Mette #98 in 1987, Vilja #111 in 2010.
The order changed in 2003: Vilja moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #423 and #432; by 2003 that had become #558 and #231.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Mette #542, Vilja #127.
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 | Mette | Vilja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #542 (2012) | Norway · Girls #128 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mette and Vilja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mette
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #57 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls
Vilja
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #685 among girls in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #65 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #128 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls