Siw vs Unn
Siw and Unncompared 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 1995, Siw was ranked #396 and Unn #604 among girls in Norway.
Siw and Unn over time
Siw and Unn appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Siw held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Unn 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.
Unn 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1961, Siw moved ahead of Unn in Norway · Girls — #120 and #111 the year before became #106 and #111.
- Longest-running competitions
Siw and Unn were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1956 to 1995, ending at #396 and #604.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1956–1995
Siw held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Unn in 5.
Highest recorded here: Siw #61 in 1969, Unn #97 in 1963.
The order changed in 1961: Siw moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #120 and #111; by 1961 that had become #106 and #111.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Siw #396, Unn #604.
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 | Siw | Unn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #418 (1998) | Norway · Girls #604 (1995) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Siw and Unn both have 1 syllable.
- 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
Unn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #147 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #97 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #604 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls