Halldis vs Laura
Halldis and Lauracompared 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 1979, Halldis was ranked #629 and Laura #157 among girls in Norway.
Halldis and Laura over time
Halldis and Laura appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Halldis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laura 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.
Halldis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laura 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 1979, Laura moved ahead of Halldis in Norway · Girls — #495 and #564 the year before became #629 and #157.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Halldis and Laura changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1979, ending at #629 and #157.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1945–1979
Halldis held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Laura in 4.
Highest recorded here: Halldis #179 in 1950, Laura #157 in 1979.
The order changed in 1979: Laura moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #495 and #564; by 1979 that had become #629 and #157.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Halldis #629, Laura #157.
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 | Halldis | Laura |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Latin 'laurus' meaning 'laurel' — laurel wreaths honoured victors in ancient Rome. Also the subject of 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch's poems. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈlɔɹ.ə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #629 (1979) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laura has a recorded origin (Latin); Halldis does not have one recorded yet.
- Halldis and Laura both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Laura; Halldis doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Halldis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #187 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1979
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1979).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #629 among girls in Norway, in 1979.
Norway · Girls
Laura
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls