Herdis vs Hild
Herdis and Hildcompared 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 1979, Herdis was ranked #632 and Hild #572 among girls in Norway.
Herdis and Hild over time
Herdis and Hild appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Herdis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hild 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.
Herdis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hild 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
Herdis and Hild changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1979, ending at #632 and #572.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1945–1979
Herdis held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Hild in 3.
Highest recorded here: Herdis #144 in 1950, Hild #229 in 1957.
The order changed in 1979: Hild moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #397 and #424; by 1979 that had become #632 and #572.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Herdis #632, Hild #572.
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 | Herdis | Hild |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #543 (2000) | Norway · Girls #655 (1990) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Herdis has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Hild.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Herdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2000
Highest recorded position: #144 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #543 among girls in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Girls
Hild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #274 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1990
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #655 among girls in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Girls