Oline vs Ylva
Oline and Ylvacompared 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, Oline was ranked #51 and Ylva #46 among girls in Norway.
Oline and Ylva over time
Oline and Ylva appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Ylva held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ylva reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oline 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
Oline and Ylva changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1956 and 2025, ending at #51 and #46.
- Longest-running competitions
Oline and Ylva were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1956 to 2025, ending at #51 and #46.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Oline #40 in 2018, Ylva #43 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1956–2025
Oline held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ylva in 20.
Highest recorded here: Oline #40 in 2018, Ylva #43 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Oline #51, Ylva #46.
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 | Oline | Ylva |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #51 (2025) | Norway · Girls #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oline has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ylva.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oline
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #333 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: #40 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #51 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ylva
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #426 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls