Hedda vs Katrine
Hedda and Katrinecompared 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 2020, Hedda was ranked #12 and Katrine #382 among girls in Norway.
Hedda and Katrine over time
Hedda and Katrine appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Katrine 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.
Katrine 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1997, Hedda moved ahead of Katrine in Norway · Girls — #102 and #47 the year before became #79 and #90.
- Mirrored each other
Over 52 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Katrine fell — from #460 and #183 in 1963 to #12 and #382 in 2020.
- Longest-running competitions
Hedda and Katrine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1963 to 2020, ending at #12 and #382.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1963–2020
Hedda held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Katrine in 30.
Highest recorded here: Hedda #12 in 2020, Katrine #40 in 1992.
The order changed in 1997: Hedda moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #102 and #47; by 1997 that had become #79 and #90.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Hedda #12, Katrine #382.
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 | Hedda | Katrine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #10 (2025) | Norway · Girls #382 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hedda has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katrine.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Katrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #398 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2020
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1951–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #382 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Girls