Grace vs Heidi
Grace and Heidicompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Heidi #65 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Heidi #91 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2019, Grace was ranked #8 and Heidi #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Heidi #95 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Grace was ranked #19 and Heidi #99 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #25 and Heidi #107 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #503 and Heidi #437 among girls in Norway.
Grace and Heidi over time
Grace and Heidi appear together in 4 published lists, across 153 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Heidi in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Heidi 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Grace and Heidi were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #503 and #437.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2020, Heidi #74 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1946–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Heidi in 51.
Highest recorded here: Grace #321 in 1959, Heidi #2 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #503, Heidi #437.
Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 1968–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Heidi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Heidi #74 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Heidi #91.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Heidi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Heidi #76 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #25, Heidi #107.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Heidi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Heidi #48 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Heidi #65.
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 | Grace | Heidi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | A German diminutive of Adelheid. Gained wide recognition through Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's novel Heidi, and its 1937 film adaptation starring Shirley Temple. |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | /ˈhaɪ̯.di/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin, while Heidi is recorded with a Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid origin.
- Grace and Heidi both have 2 syllables.
- Grace's recorded meaning differs from Heidi's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Heidi a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Heidi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #188 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #437 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls