Haldis vs Judith

Haldis and Judithcompared 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 2009, Haldis was ranked #592 and Judith #603 among girls in Norway.

Haldis and Judith over time

Haldis and Judith appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Judith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Haldis 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.

Haldis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Judith 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Haldis and Judith changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2009, ending at #592 and #603.
Longest-running competitions
Haldis and Judith were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1945 to 2009, ending at #592 and #603.

List by list

Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1945–2009
Haldis held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Judith in 26.
Highest recorded here: Haldis #100 in 1946, Judith #112 in 1950.
The order changed in 2005: Haldis moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #614 and #427; by 2005 that had become #598 and #604.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Haldis #592, Judith #603.

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 Judith

Pairs where Judith shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Christine vs Judith
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Judith #4 in 1952.
Christine · Judith · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Susan vs Judith
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Susan #1 in 1954, Judith #4 in 1952.
Susan · Judith · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Jennifer vs Judith
In 1953, Jennifer moved ahead of Judith in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #5 and #4 the year before became #3 and #5.
Jennifer · Judith · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1953 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Judith
In 1956, Karen moved ahead of Judith in New Zealand · Girls — #6 and #4 the year before became #3 and #4.
Karen · Judith · 17 shared years, 1954–1970 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1956 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Haldis, Judith
Field	Haldis	Judith
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	NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #592 (2009)	England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Haldis and Judith both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Haldis

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #129 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2009
Highest recorded position: #100 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2009).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #592 among girls in Norway, in 2009.
Norway · Girls

Judith

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #113 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls