Gøril vs Hedda
Gøril and Heddacompared 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 2008, Gøril was ranked #593 and Hedda #25 among girls in Norway.
Gøril and Hedda over time
Gøril and Hedda appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Gøril held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hedda 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.
Gøril reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hedda 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Gøril and Hedda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1963 to 2008, ending at #593 and #25.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1963–2008
Gøril held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Hedda in 17.
Highest recorded here: Gøril #143 in 1971, Hedda #17 in 2002.
The order changed in 1986: Hedda moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #325 and #355; by 1986 that had become #470 and #202.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Gøril #593, Hedda #25.
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 | Gøril | Hedda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #593 (2008) | Norway · Girls #10 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gøril has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Hedda.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gøril
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #372 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2008
Highest recorded position: #143 among girls in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1946–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #593 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls
Hedda
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #10 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls