Sunniva vs Wilma
Sunniva and Wilmacompared 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 2025, Sunniva was ranked #90 and Wilma #117 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Sunniva was ranked #5669 and Wilma #2488 among girls in England and Wales.
Sunniva and Wilma over time
Sunniva and Wilma appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Sunniva held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wilma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sunniva reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wilma 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in Norway · Girls, Wilma rose about as far as Sunniva fell — from #48 and #523 in 1998 to #90 and #117 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1998–2025
Sunniva held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Wilma in 1.
Highest recorded here: Sunniva #32 in 2003, Wilma #109 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sunniva #90, Wilma #117.
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 | Sunniva | Wilma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #90 (2025) | Norway · Girls #117 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sunniva has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Wilma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Sunniva
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #447 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Wilma
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls