Hedda vs Magdalena
Hedda and Magdalenacompared 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 2023, Hedda was ranked #14 and Magdalena #474 among girls in Norway.
Hedda and Magdalena over time
Hedda and Magdalena appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Hedda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Magdalena 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.
Magdalena 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 1992, Hedda moved ahead of Magdalena in Norway · Girls — #188 and #140 the year before became #150 and #178.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedda rose about as far as Magdalena fell — from #553 and #292 in 1967 to #14 and #474 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Hedda and Magdalena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1967 to 2023, ending at #14 and #474.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1967–2023
Hedda held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Magdalena in 23.
Highest recorded here: Hedda #11 in 2021, Magdalena #71 in 1984.
The order changed in 1992: Hedda moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #188 and #140; by 1992 that had become #150 and #178.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Hedda #14, Magdalena #474.
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 | Magdalena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #10 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hedda has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Magdalena.
- 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
Magdalena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2023
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls