Ester vs Hjørdis
Ester and Hjørdiscompared 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 1979, Ester was ranked #339 and Hjørdis #473 among girls in Norway.
Ester and Hjørdis over time
Ester and Hjørdis appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Ester held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hjørdis 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.
Hjørdis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ester 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
Ester and Hjørdis changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1979, ending at #339 and #473.
- Longest-running competitions
Ester and Hjørdis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1945 to 1979, ending at #339 and #473.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ester #134 in 1947, Hjørdis #116 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1945–1979
Ester held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Hjørdis in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ester #134 in 1947, Hjørdis #116 in 1946.
The order changed in 1979: Ester moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #600 and #549; by 1979 that had become #339 and #473.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Ester #339, Hjørdis #473.
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 | Hjørdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #209 (2025) | Norway · Girls #650 (1984) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ester has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Hjørdis.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Hjørdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #139 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1984
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1984).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Girls