Hedda vs Renathe
Hedda and Renathecompared 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 1996, Hedda was ranked #102 and Renathe #499 among girls in Norway.
Hedda and Renathe over time
Hedda and Renathe appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Hedda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Renathe 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.
Renathe 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hedda and Renathe changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 1996, ending at #102 and #499.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1967–1996
Hedda held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Renathe in 7.
Highest recorded here: Hedda #102 in 1996, Renathe #274 in 1983.
The order changed in 1986: Hedda moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #355 and #335; by 1986 that had become #202 and #417.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Hedda #102, Renathe #499.
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 | Renathe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #10 (2025) | Norway · Girls #499 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hedda has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Renathe.
- 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
Renathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1996
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1967–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #499 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Girls