Hedvig vs Ragne
Hedvig and Ragnecompared 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 2024, Hedvig was ranked #24 and Ragne #508 among girls in Norway.
Hedvig and Ragne over time
Hedvig and Ragne appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Hedvig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ragne 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.
Ragne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hedvig 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 Ragne changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2024, ending at #24 and #508.
- Mirrored each other
Over 36 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedvig rose about as far as Ragne fell — from #340 and #326 in 1949 to #24 and #508 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Hedvig and Ragne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1949 to 2024, ending at #24 and #508.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1949–2024
Hedvig held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Ragne in 5.
Highest recorded here: Hedvig #21 in 2022, Ragne #326 in 1949.
The order changed in 1988: Hedvig moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #527 and #499; by 1988 that had become #391 and #686.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hedvig #24, Ragne #508.
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 | Ragne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #508 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hedvig and Ragne 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
Ragne
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #326 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2024
Highest recorded position: #326 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1949–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #508 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls