Hedvig vs Margunn
Hedvig and Margunncompared 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 1985, Hedvig was ranked #560 and Margunn #532 among girls in Norway.
Hedvig and Margunn over time
Hedvig and Margunn appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Margunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hedvig 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.
Hedvig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Margunn 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
Hedvig and Margunn changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1985, ending at #560 and #532.
- Longest-running competitions
Hedvig and Margunn were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1945 to 1985, ending at #560 and #532.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1945–1985
Hedvig held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Margunn in 30.
Highest recorded here: Hedvig #225 in 1946, Margunn #150 in 1960.
The order changed in 1985: Margunn moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #466 and #564; by 1985 that had become #560 and #532.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Hedvig #560, Margunn #532.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Hedvig
Pairs where Hedvig shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Heidi vs Hedvig
Over 76 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedvig rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #188 and #244 in 1945 to #437 and #19 in 2025.
Heidi · Hedvig · 76 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kristin vs Hedvig
Over 76 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedvig rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #130 and #244 in 1945 to #251 and #19 in 2025.
Kristin · Hedvig · 76 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Solveig vs Hedvig
Over 76 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedvig rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #14 and #244 in 1945 to #28 and #19 in 2025.
Solveig · Hedvig · 76 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Christine vs Hedvig
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedvig rose about as far as Christine fell — from #253 and #244 in 1945 to #498 and #19 in 2025.
Christine · Hedvig · 73 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Hedvig | Margunn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #19 (2025) | Norway · Girls #532 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hedvig and Margunn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hedvig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #244 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: #19 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Margunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #260 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1985
Highest recorded position: #150 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #532 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls