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Hege vs Maria

Hege and Mariacompared 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 Maria #16 among girls in Norway.

Hege and Maria over time

Hege and Maria appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Maria 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.

Hege reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maria 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maria rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #126 in 1945 to #580 and #16 in 2012.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Hege and Maria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 65 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #580 and #16.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1945–2012

    Hege held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Maria in 46.

    Highest recorded here: Hege #2 in 1970, Maria #3 in 1982.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Hege #580, Maria #16.

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.

Other comparisons involving Maria

Pairs where Maria shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hege, Maria
FieldHegeMaria
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission
PronunciationNot yet recorded/mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #580 (2012)Norway · Girls #62 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Hege does not have one recorded yet.
  • Hege and Maria both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Maria; Hege doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Hege

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2012

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2012).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in Norway, in 2012.

    Norway · Girls

Maria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls