Hilde vs Nina
Hilde and Ninacompared 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, Hilde was ranked #3899 and Nina #145 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Hilde was ranked #506 and Nina #195 among girls in Norway.
Hilde and Nina over time
Hilde and Nina appear together in 1 published list, across 75 years of shared records. Nina 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 Nina 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 1983, Nina moved ahead of Hilde in Norway · Girls — #15 and #16 the year before became #19 and #11.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hilde and Nina changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #506 and #195.
- Longest-running competitions
Hilde and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #506 and #195.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hilde #2 in 1963, Nina #3 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Girls75 shared years, 1945–2025
Hilde held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Nina in 42.
Highest recorded here: Hilde #2 in 1963, Nina #3 in 1964.
The order changed in 1983: Nina moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #15 and #16; by 1983 that had become #19 and #11.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hilde #506, Nina #195.
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 | Nina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnʲi.nə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #506 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Hilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Hilde and Nina both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Nina; 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
Nina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #132 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 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #195 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls