Selma vs Solgunn
Selma and Solgunncompared 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 1986, Selma was ranked #420 and Solgunn #673 among girls in Norway.
Selma and Solgunn over time
Selma and Solgunn appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Solgunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Selma 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.
Selma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Solgunn 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
Selma and Solgunn changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 1986, ending at #420 and #673.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Selma #295 in 1956, Solgunn #278 in 1957.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1949–1986
Selma held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Solgunn in 11.
Highest recorded here: Selma #295 in 1956, Solgunn #278 in 1957.
The order changed in 1977: Selma moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #628 and #441; by 1977 that had become #323 and #622.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Selma #420, Solgunn #673.
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 | Selma | Solgunn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) | Norway · Girls #673 (1986) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Selma and Solgunn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Selma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #352 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Solgunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #354 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–1986
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1949–1986).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #673 among girls in Norway, in 1986.
Norway · Girls