Heidi vs Otilie
Heidi and Otiliecompared 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 2020, Heidi was ranked #95 and Otilie #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Heidi was ranked #437 and Otilie #298 among girls in Norway.
Heidi and Otilie over time
Heidi and Otilie appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Heidi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Otilie 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 1 of those lists, and Otilie 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 Otilie changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #437 and #298.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Heidi held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Otilie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #97 in 1999, Otilie #255 in 2021.
The order changed in 2025: Otilie moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #292 and #326; by 2025 that had become #437 and #298.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #437, Otilie #298.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Heidi | Otilie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #298 (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); Otilie does not have one recorded yet.
- Heidi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Otilie.
- A meaning is recorded for Heidi; Otilie 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
Otilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #255 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #298 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls