Thora vs Yvonne
Thora and Yvonnecompared 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 2010, Thora was ranked #579 and Yvonne #470 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Thora was ranked #2605 and Yvonne #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
Thora and Yvonne over time
Thora and Yvonne appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Yvonne held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Thora in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Thora and Yvonne changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2008 and 2025, ending at #2605 and #3035.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1947–2010
Thora held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Yvonne in 19.
Highest recorded here: Thora #316 in 1947, Yvonne #104 in 1971.
The order changed in 2010: Yvonne moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #496 and #542; by 2010 that had become #579 and #470.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Thora #579, Yvonne #470.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025
Thora held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Yvonne in 9.
Highest recorded here: Thora #1501 in 2022, Yvonne #1774 in 2013.
The order changed in 2025: Thora moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #4192 and #3015; by 2025 that had become #2605 and #3035.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Thora #2605, Yvonne #3035.
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 | Yvonne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2605 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Thora has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Yvonne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Yvonne
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #319 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls