My vs Vibeke
My and Vibekecompared 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 2008, My was ranked #605 and Vibeke #458 among girls in Norway.
My and Vibeke over time
My and Vibeke appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Vibeke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, My in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Vibeke reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and My 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
My and Vibeke changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2008, ending at #605 and #458.
- Longest-running competitions
My and Vibeke were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1953 to 2008, ending at #605 and #458.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1953–2008
My held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Vibeke in 36.
Highest recorded here: My #329 in 1994, Vibeke #24 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: My #605, Vibeke #458.
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 | My | Vibeke |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #470 (2024) | Norway · Girls #458 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- My has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Vibeke.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
My
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2024
Highest recorded position: #329 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1953–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Vibeke
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #196 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #458 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls