Hanne vs Ida
Hanne and Idacompared 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, Hanne was ranked #318 and Ida #37 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Hanne was ranked #5591 and Ida #275 among girls in England and Wales.
Hanne and Ida over time
Hanne and Ida appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hanne 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.
Hanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ida 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 1983, Ida moved ahead of Hanne in Norway · Girls — #11 and #14 the year before became #16 and #9.
- Longest-running competitions
Hanne and Ida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #318 and #37.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hanne #9 in 1987, Ida #1 in 1988.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Hanne held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Ida in 42.
Highest recorded here: Hanne #9 in 1987, Ida #1 in 1988.
The order changed in 1983: Ida moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #11 and #14; by 1983 that had become #16 and #9.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanne #318, Ida #37.
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 | Hanne | Ida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːdɑ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #318 (2025) | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ida has a recorded origin (Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Hanne does not have one recorded yet.
- Hanne and Ida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Hanne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #123 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #318 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #204 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls