Hafsa vs Hedvig
Hafsa and Hedvigcompared 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 2025, Hafsa was ranked #403 and Hedvig #19 among girls in Norway.
Hafsa and Hedvig over time
Hafsa and Hedvig appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Hedvig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hafsa 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.
Hafsa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hedvig 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
Hafsa and Hedvig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #403 and #19.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1991–2025
Hafsa held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Hedvig in 28.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #298 in 2004, Hedvig #19 in 2025.
The order changed in 1998: Hedvig moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #301 and #345; by 1998 that had become #502 and #231.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hafsa #403, Hedvig #19.
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 | Hafsa | Hedvig |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #403 (2025) | Norway · Girls #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hafsa and Hedvig both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hafsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #403 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Hedvig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #244 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: #19 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls