Edith vs Herdis
Edith and Herdiscompared 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 1983, Edith was ranked #631 and Herdis #588 among girls in Norway.
Edith and Herdis over time
Edith and Herdis appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Edith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Herdis 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.
Edith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Herdis 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
Edith and Herdis changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1983, ending at #631 and #588.
- Longest-running competitions
Edith and Herdis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1945 to 1983, ending at #631 and #588.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1945–1983
Edith held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Herdis in 9.
Highest recorded here: Edith #93 in 1945, Herdis #144 in 1950.
The order changed in 1983: Herdis moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #373 and #632; by 1983 that had become #631 and #588.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Edith #631, Herdis #588.
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 | Edith | Herdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #305 (2025) | Norway · Girls #543 (2000) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edith and Herdis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Edith
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #93 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #305 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Herdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2000
Highest recorded position: #144 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #543 among girls in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Girls