Siw vs Turid
Siw and Turidcompared 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 1998, Siw was ranked #418 and Turid #481 among girls in Norway.
Siw and Turid over time
Siw and Turid appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Siw held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Turid 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.
Turid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Siw 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
Siw and Turid changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1956 and 1998, ending at #418 and #481.
- Longest-running competitions
Siw and Turid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1956 to 1998, ending at #418 and #481.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1956–1998
Siw held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Turid in 15.
Highest recorded here: Siw #61 in 1969, Turid #20 in 1956.
The order changed in 1995: Siw moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #373 and #295; by 1995 that had become #396 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Siw #418, Turid #481.
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 Turid
Pairs where Turid shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Astrid vs Turid
In 1945 they stood at #12 and #16 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2021 they were #18 and #456.
Astrid · Turid · 62 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Eva vs Turid
In 1945 they stood at #8 and #16 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2021 they were #20 and #456.
Eva · Turid · 62 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Solveig vs Turid
In 1945 they stood at #14 and #16 in Norway · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2021 they were #40 and #456.
Solveig · Turid · 62 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Turid vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #16 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2021 they were #456 and #137.
Turid · Åse · 62 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Siw | Turid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #418 (1998) | Norway · Girls #456 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Siw has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Turid.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Siw
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #455 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–1998
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1956–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #418 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls
Turid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #16 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #456 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls