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Reidun vs Solfrid

Reidun and Solfridcompared 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 2018, Reidun was ranked #523 and Solfrid #499 among girls in Norway.

Reidun and Solfrid over time

Reidun and Solfrid appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Reidun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Solfrid 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.

Reidun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Solfrid 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

    Reidun and Solfrid changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2018, ending at #523 and #499.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Reidun and Solfrid averaged 47.2 places apart, ending at #523 and #499.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Reidun and Solfrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1945 to 2018, ending at #523 and #499.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Reidun #17 in 1945, Solfrid #44 in 1947.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls60 shared years, 19452018

    Reidun held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Solfrid in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Reidun #17 in 1945, Solfrid #44 in 1947.

    The order changed in 2011: Solfrid moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #621 and #624; by 2011 that had become #596 and #489.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Reidun #523, Solfrid #499.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Reidun

Pairs where Reidun shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Reidun, Solfrid
FieldReidunSolfrid
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #425 (2022)Norway · Girls #382 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Reidun and Solfrid both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Reidun

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #17 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2022

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #425 among girls in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Girls

Solfrid

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #48 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #382 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls