Thora vs Wenke
Thora and Wenkecompared 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 1971, Thora was ranked #547 and Wenke #429 among girls in Norway.
Thora and Wenke over time
Thora and Wenke appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Wenke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thora 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.
Thora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wenke 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1947–1971
Thora held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Wenke in 7.
Highest recorded here: Thora #316 in 1947, Wenke #201 in 1965.
The order changed in 1950: Wenke moved ahead. In 1949 they stood at #316 and #318; by 1950 that had become #353 and #310.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Thora #547, Wenke #429.
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 | Thora | Wenke |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Norway · Girls #635 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Thora and Wenke both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Thora
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Wenke
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #318 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–1987
Highest recorded position: #181 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1947–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #635 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls