Aobha vs Heidi
Aobha and Heidicompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Aobha was ranked #896 and Heidi #94 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Aobha was ranked #413 and Heidi #162 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aobha and Heidi over time
Aobha and Heidi appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Heidi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aobha 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.
Aobha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Heidi 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
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2001–2018
Aobha held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Heidi in 11.
Highest recorded here: Aobha #317 in 2004, Heidi #94 in 2018.
The order changed in 2005: Heidi moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #317 and #370; by 2005 that had become #523 and #263.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Aobha #896, Heidi #94.
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 | Aobha | Heidi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A German diminutive of Adelheid. Gained wide recognition through Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's novel Heidi, and its 1937 film adaptation starring Shirley Temple. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhaɪ̯.di/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Heidi has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid); Aobha does not have one recorded yet.
- Aobha and Heidi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Heidi; Aobha doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aobha
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2018
Highest recorded position: #317 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2000–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Heidi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #188 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #130 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls