Ester vs Hanna
Ester and Hannacompared 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, Ester was ranked #209 and Hanna #53 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Ester was ranked #876 and Hanna #88 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ester was ranked #2115 and Hanna #287 among girls in England and Wales.
Ester and Hanna over time
Ester and Hanna appear together in 3 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Hanna held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ester 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.
Ester reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Hanna in 1. 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
Ester and Hanna changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #209 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Ester and Hanna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 77 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #209 and #53.
List by list
Norway · Girls77 shared years, 1945–2025
Ester held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Hanna in 60.
Highest recorded here: Ester #134 in 1947, Hanna #22 in 2004.
The order changed in 1969: Hanna moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #282 and #370; by 1969 that had become #548 and #292.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ester #209, Hanna #53.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Ester held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hanna in 28.
Highest recorded here: Ester #1326 in 2022, Hanna #141 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ester #2115, Hanna #287.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1964–2014
Ester held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hanna in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ester #282 in 1965, Hanna #88 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Ester #876, Hanna #88.
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 | Ester | Hanna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #209 (2025) | Norway · Girls #53 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ester and Hanna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ester
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Hanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #164 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: #22 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls