Astrid vs Hedda
Astrid and Heddacompared 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 2025, Astrid was ranked #9 and Hedda #10 among girls in Norway.
Astrid and Hedda over time
Astrid and Hedda appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hedda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hedda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Astrid 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
Astrid and Hedda changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2025, ending at #9 and #10.
- Longest-running competitions
Astrid and Hedda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #9 and #10.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Astrid #9 in 2025, Hedda #7 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1963–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Hedda in 25.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #9 in 2025, Hedda #7 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #9, Hedda #10.
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 | Astrid | Hedda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #10 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Hedda does not have one recorded yet.
- Astrid and Hedda both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Hedda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Astrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Hedda
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #10 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls