Natalie vs Thuy
Natalie and Thuycompared 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 2003, Natalie was ranked #88 and Thuy #617 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2006, Natalie was ranked #154 and Thuy #4157 among girls in England and Wales.
Natalie and Thuy over time
Natalie and Thuy appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Natalie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thuy 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.
Thuy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Natalie 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
Natalie and Thuy changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1968 and 2003, ending at #88 and #617.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Norway · Girls, Natalie rose about as far as Thuy fell — from #514 and #382 in 1968 to #88 and #617 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1968–2003
Natalie held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Thuy in 8.
Highest recorded here: Natalie #88 in 2003, Thuy #266 in 1970.
The order changed in 1984: Natalie moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #422 and #403; by 1984 that had become #258 and #583.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Natalie #88, Thuy #617.
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 | Natalie | Thuy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From the Roman names Natalis/Natalia, from Latin 'natalis' ('relating to birth, birthday') — connecting the name to Christmas Day as Jesus's traditional birthday. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnæt.ə.li/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #269 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4157 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Natalie has a recorded origin (Latin); Thuy does not have one recorded yet.
- Natalie has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Thuy.
- A meaning is recorded for Natalie; Thuy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Natalie
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2014
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1976 (recorded 1964–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #269 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Thuy
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–2003
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1962–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006.
England and Wales · Girls