Guro vs Hege
Guro and Hegecompared 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 2012, Guro was ranked #174 and Hege #580 among girls in Norway.
Guro and Hege over time
Guro and Hege appear together in 1 published list, across 64 years of shared records. Hege held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Guro 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.
Hege reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Guro 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1992, Guro moved ahead of Hege in Norway · Girls — #67 and #55 the year before became #57 and #61.
- Longest-running competitions
Guro and Hege were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1946 to 2012, ending at #174 and #580.
List by list
Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1946–2012
Guro held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Hege in 46.
Highest recorded here: Guro #57 in 1992, Hege #2 in 1970.
The order changed in 1992: Guro moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #67 and #55; by 1992 that had become #57 and #61.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Guro #174, Hege #580.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Hege
Pairs where Hege shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Hege vs Anna
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Anna rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #38 in 1945 to #580 and #8 in 2012.
Hege · Anna · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Hege vs Elise
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #223 in 1945 to #580 and #28 in 2012.
Hege · Elise · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Hege vs Hanna
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hanna rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #164 in 1945 to #580 and #30 in 2012.
Hege · Hanna · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Ida vs Hege
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Hege fell — from #204 and #304 in 1945 to #7 and #580 in 2012.
Ida · Hege · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Guro | Hege |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #307 (2025) | Norway · Girls #580 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Guro and Hege both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Guro
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #252 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #307 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Hege
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls