Hilde vs Maria
Hilde and Mariacompared 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 2025, Hilde was ranked #506 and Maria #62 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Hilde was ranked #3899 and Maria #70 among girls in England and Wales.
Hilde and Maria over time
Hilde and Maria appear together in 1 published list, across 75 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hilde 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.
Hilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maria 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1980, Maria moved ahead of Hilde in Norway · Girls — #5 and #8 the year before became #10 and #5.
- Longest-running competitions
Hilde and Maria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #506 and #62.
List by list
Norway · Girls75 shared years, 1945–2025
Hilde held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Maria in 42.
Highest recorded here: Hilde #2 in 1963, Maria #3 in 1982.
The order changed in 1980: Maria moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #5 and #8; by 1980 that had become #10 and #5.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hilde #506, Maria #62.
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 | Hilde | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #506 (2025) | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Hilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Hilde and Maria both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Hilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #89 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 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #506 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls