Runa vs Yngvild
Runa and Yngvildcompared 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 1999, Runa was ranked #195 and Yngvild #640 among girls in Norway.
Runa and Yngvild over time
Runa and Yngvild appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Runa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yngvild in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Runa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Yngvild 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Runa and Yngvild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1960 to 1999, ending at #195 and #640.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1960–1999
Runa held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Yngvild in 1.
Highest recorded here: Runa #165 in 1962, Yngvild #317 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Runa #195, Yngvild #640.
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 | Runa | Yngvild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #226 (2025) | Norway · Girls #640 (1999) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Runa and Yngvild both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 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: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Yngvild
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1999
Highest recorded position: #317 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1960–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #640 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls