Hege vs Hilde
Hege and Hildecompared 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 2012, Hege was ranked #580 and Hilde #395 among girls in Norway.
Hege and Hilde over time
Hege and Hilde appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Hilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hege in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hege 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
Hege and Hilde changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2012, ending at #580 and #395.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hege and Hilde averaged 47.8 places apart, ending at #580 and #395.
- Longest-running competitions
Hege and Hilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 65 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #580 and #395.
List by list
Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1945–2012
Hege held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Hilde in 52.
Highest recorded here: Hege #2 in 1970, Hilde #2 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Hege #580, Hilde #395.
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 Hege
Pairs where Hege shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Hege vs Anna
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Anna rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #38 in 1945 to #580 and #8 in 2012.
Hege · Anna · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Hege vs Elise
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #223 in 1945 to #580 and #28 in 2012.
Hege · Elise · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Hege vs Hanna
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hanna rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #164 in 1945 to #580 and #30 in 2012.
Hege · Hanna · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
- Ida vs Hege
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Hege fell — from #204 and #304 in 1945 to #7 and #580 in 2012.
Ida · Hege · 65 shared years, 1945–2012 · Mirrored each other
Other comparisons involving Hilde
Pairs where Hilde shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Hilde vs Monica
Hilde and Monica changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2017, ending at #532 and #542.
Hilde · Monica · 68 shared years, 1946–2017 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Hilde vs Trine
Hilde and Trine changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2015, ending at #553 and #569.
Hilde · Trine · 69 shared years, 1945–2015 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Hilde vs Rita
Hilde and Rita changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2024, ending at #338 and #473.
Hilde · Rita · 74 shared years, 1945–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Hilde vs Bente
In 1963, Hilde moved ahead of Bente in Norway · Girls — #3 and #2 the year before became #2 and #8.
Hilde · Bente · 61 shared years, 1945–2011 · One moved ahead of the other
Side by side
| Field | Hege | Hilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #580 (2012) | Norway · Girls #506 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hege and Hilde both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hege
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls
Hilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #89 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #506 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls