Heidi vs Medina
Heidi and Medinacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Heidi was ranked #130 and Medina #894 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Heidi was ranked #437 and Medina #254 among girls in Norway.
Heidi and Medina over time
Heidi and Medina appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Heidi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Medina 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.
Heidi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Medina 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
Heidi and Medina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1992 and 2025, ending at #437 and #254.
- Longest-running competitions
Heidi and Medina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #130 and #894.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Heidi held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Medina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #76 in 2016, Medina #795 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #130, Medina #894.
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1992–2025
Heidi held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Medina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #45 in 1992, Medina #254 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Medina moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #292 and #295; by 2025 that had become #437 and #254.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #437, Medina #254.
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 Heidi
Pairs where Heidi shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Heidi vs Anna
Heidi and Anna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #437 and #23.
Heidi · Anna · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anne vs Heidi
Anne and Heidi were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #437.
Anne · Heidi · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Heidi vs Astrid
Heidi and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #437 and #9.
Heidi · Astrid · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Heidi vs Elisabeth
Heidi and Elisabeth were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #437 and #171.
Heidi · Elisabeth · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Heidi | Medina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A German diminutive of Adelheid. Gained wide recognition through Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's novel Heidi, and its 1937 film adaptation starring Shirley Temple. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaɪ̯.di/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025) | Norway · Girls #254 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Heidi has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid); Medina does not have one recorded yet.
- Heidi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Medina.
- A meaning is recorded for Heidi; Medina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Heidi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #188 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 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #130 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Medina
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #666 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls