Silvia vs Vigdis
Silvia and Vigdiscompared 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 2006, Silvia was ranked #579 and Vigdis #583 among girls in Norway.
Silvia and Vigdis over time
Silvia and Vigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Vigdis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Silvia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Vigdis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Silvia 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
Silvia and Vigdis changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2006, ending at #579 and #583.
- Longest-running competitions
Silvia and Vigdis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1953 to 2006, ending at #579 and #583.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1953–2006
Silvia held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Vigdis in 27.
Highest recorded here: Silvia #169 in 1976, Vigdis #33 in 1953.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Silvia #579, Vigdis #583.
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 | Silvia | Vigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) | Norway · Girls #583 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Silvia and Vigdis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Silvia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #436 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2022
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1953–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Vigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #32 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #583 among girls in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Girls