Heidi vs Sive
Heidi and Sivecompared 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 2016, Heidi was ranked #76 and Sive #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Heidi was ranked #88 and Sive #586 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Heidi and Sive over time
Heidi and Sive appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Heidi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sive in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sive reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Heidi 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 Sive changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2021, ending at #88 and #586.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1971–2021
Heidi held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Sive in 2.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #74 in 2019, Sive #373 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Heidi #88, Sive #586.
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 | Sive |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #586 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| 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); Sive does not have one recorded yet.
- Heidi and Sive both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Heidi; Sive doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 #437 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sive
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #373 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1969–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #586 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Girls