Hildegunn vs Ragna
Hildegunn and Ragnacompared 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 1998, Hildegunn was ranked #552 and Ragna #356 among girls in Norway.
Hildegunn and Ragna over time
Hildegunn and Ragna appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Hildegunn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ragna 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.
Ragna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hildegunn 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
Hildegunn and Ragna changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1998, ending at #552 and #356.
- Longest-running competitions
Hildegunn and Ragna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1945 to 1998, ending at #552 and #356.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1945–1998
Hildegunn held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Ragna in 5.
Highest recorded here: Hildegunn #101 in 1960, Ragna #146 in 1951.
The order changed in 1997: Ragna moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #377 and #455; by 1997 that had become #373 and #275.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Hildegunn #552, Ragna #356.
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 | Hildegunn | Ragna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #552 (1998) | Norway · Girls #285 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hildegunn has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ragna.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hildegunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #156 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1998
Highest recorded position: #101 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #552 among girls in Norway, in 1998.
Norway · Girls
Ragna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #199 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: #146 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #285 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls