Norunn vs Ulla
Norunn and Ullacompared 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 2025, Norunn was ranked #519 and Ulla #386 among girls in Norway.
Norunn and Ulla over time
Norunn and Ulla appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Norunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ulla 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.
Norunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulla 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
Norunn and Ulla changed places 19 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #519 and #386.
- Longest-running competitions
Norunn and Ulla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #519 and #386.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1945–2025
Norunn held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Ulla in 20.
Highest recorded here: Norunn #137 in 1951, Ulla #166 in 1959.
The order changed in 2011: Ulla moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #502 and #508; by 2011 that had become #593 and #433.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Norunn #519, Ulla #386.
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 | Norunn | Ulla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #519 (2025) | Norway · Girls #386 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Norunn and Ulla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Norunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #192 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #137 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #519 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ulla
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #217 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #386 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls