Gerda vs Hilda
Gerda and Hildacompared 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 2013, Gerda was ranked #529 and Hilda #575 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Gerda was ranked #4763 and Hilda #3609 among girls in England and Wales.
Gerda and Hilda over time
Gerda and Hilda appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Hilda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gerda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Gerda and Hilda changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2005 and 2016, ending at #4763 and #3609.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 25 shared years in Norway · Girls, Gerda and Hilda averaged 40.6 places apart, ending at #529 and #575.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Gerda #3116 in 2006, Hilda #2247 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1945–2013
Gerda held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Hilda in 14.
Highest recorded here: Gerda #212 in 1945, Hilda #207 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Gerda #529, Hilda #575.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2005–2016
Gerda held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Hilda in 4.
Highest recorded here: Gerda #3116 in 2006, Hilda #2247 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Gerda #4763, Hilda #3609.
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 | Gerda | Hilda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #530 (2017) | Norway · Girls #471 (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
- Gerda and Hilda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Gerda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #212 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #212 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #530 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Hilda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #214 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1986
Highest recorded position: #160 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls