Heidi vs Patricia

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2020, Heidi was ranked #63 and Patricia #333 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1975, Heidi was ranked #79 and Patricia #90 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1984, Heidi was ranked #87 and Patricia #98 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Heidi was ranked #91 and Patricia #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Heidi was ranked #130 and Patricia #1407 among girls in England and Wales.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2017, Heidi was ranked #293 and Patricia #544 among girls in Norway.

Heidi and Patricia over time

Heidi and Patricia appear together in 5 published lists, across 162 years of shared records. Heidi held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Patricia in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Patricia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Heidi in 1. 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.

List by list

• Norway · Girls63 shared years, 1946–2017

  Heidi held the stronger position in 63 of those years, Patricia in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Heidi #2 in 1965, Patricia #264 in 1966.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Heidi #293, Patricia #544.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 1968–2025

  Heidi held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Patricia in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Heidi #74 in 2019, Patricia #8 in 1968.

  The order changed in 2008: Heidi moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #251 and #222; by 2008 that had become #170 and #291.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #91, Patricia #608.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Heidi held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Patricia in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Heidi #76 in 2016, Patricia #443 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #130, Patricia #1407.

• Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2020

  Heidi held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Patricia in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Heidi #61 in 2016, Patricia #139 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2008: Heidi moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #293 and #293; by 2008 that had become #121 and #370.

  Most recent shared year, 2020: Heidi #63, Patricia #333.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1971–1984

  Heidi held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Patricia in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Heidi #64 in 1973, Patricia #57 in 1971.

  The order changed in 1984: Heidi moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #93 and #90; by 1984 that had become #87 and #98.

  Most recent shared year, 1984: Heidi #87, Patricia #98.

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.

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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.

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