Ulla vs Wenke
Ulla 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 1987, Ulla was ranked #682 and Wenke #635 among girls in Norway.
Ulla and Wenke over time
Ulla and Wenke appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Ulla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wenke 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.
Wenke reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulla 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
Ulla and Wenke changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1987, ending at #682 and #635.
- Longest-running competitions
Ulla and Wenke were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1947 to 1987, ending at #682 and #635.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1947–1987
Ulla held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Wenke in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ulla #166 in 1959, Wenke #181 in 1956.
The order changed in 1987: Wenke moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #626 and #677; by 1987 that had become #682 and #635.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Ulla #682, Wenke #635.
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 | Ulla | 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 | Norway · Girls #386 (2025) | Norway · Girls #635 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ulla and Wenke both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ulla
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #217 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #386 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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