Alvhild vs Ida
Alvhild and Idacompared 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 1966, Alvhild was ranked #500 and Ida #138 among girls in Norway.
Alvhild and Ida over time
Alvhild and Ida appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alvhild 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.
Alvhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ida 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 · Girls15 shared years, 1945–1966
Alvhild held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ida in 14.
Highest recorded here: Alvhild #202 in 1945, Ida #135 in 1963.
The order changed in 1946: Ida moved ahead. In 1945 they stood at #202 and #204; by 1946 that had become #230 and #203.
Most recent shared year, 1966: Alvhild #500, Ida #138.
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 | Alvhild | Ida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈiːdɑ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #500 (1966) | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ida has a recorded origin (Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Alvhild does not have one recorded yet.
- Alvhild and Ida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Alvhild doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alvhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1966
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1966).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1966
Most recently recorded at #500 among girls in Norway, in 1966.
Norway · Girls
Ida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #204 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls