Catharina vs Hedda
Catharina 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 2014, Catharina was ranked #549 and Hedda #23 among girls in Norway.
Catharina and Hedda over time
Catharina and Hedda appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Hedda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Catharina 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.
Catharina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hedda 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
Catharina and Hedda changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2014, ending at #549 and #23.
- Mirrored each other
Over 41 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Catharina fell — from #316 and #460 in 1963 to #549 and #23 in 2014.
- Longest-running competitions
Catharina and Hedda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1963 to 2014, ending at #549 and #23.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1963–2014
Catharina held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Hedda in 33.
Highest recorded here: Catharina #238 in 1989, Hedda #16 in 2001.
The order changed in 1986: Hedda moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #346 and #355; by 1986 that had become #333 and #202.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Catharina #549, Hedda #23.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Hedda
Pairs where Hedda shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Hedda vs Åse
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Åse fell — from #460 and #50 in 1963 to #10 and #93 in 2025.
Hedda · Åse · 59 shared years, 1963–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kristine vs Hedda
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Kristine fell — from #151 and #460 in 1963 to #244 and #10 in 2025.
Kristine · Hedda · 59 shared years, 1963–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Hedda vs Lena
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Lena fell — from #460 and #113 in 1963 to #10 and #294 in 2025.
Hedda · Lena · 59 shared years, 1963–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Marte vs Hedda
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Marte fell — from #277 and #460 in 1963 to #480 and #10 in 2025.
Marte · Hedda · 59 shared years, 1963–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Catharina | Hedda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019) | Norway · Girls #10 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Catharina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Hedda.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Catharina
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2014
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1960–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · 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