Hildur vs Laura
Hildur and Lauracompared 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 1996, Hildur was ranked #638 and Laura #161 among girls in Norway.
Hildur and Laura over time
Hildur and Laura appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Hildur held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laura 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.
Hildur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laura 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 1981, Laura moved ahead of Hildur in Norway · Girls — #498 and #564 the year before became #531 and #160.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1945–1996
Hildur held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Laura in 4.
Highest recorded here: Hildur #121 in 1947, Laura #160 in 1981.
The order changed in 1981: Laura moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #498 and #564; by 1981 that had become #531 and #160.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Hildur #638, Laura #161.
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 | Hildur | Laura |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Latin 'laurus' meaning 'laurel' — laurel wreaths honoured victors in ancient Rome. Also the subject of 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch's poems. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈlɔɹ.ə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #638 (1996) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laura has a recorded origin (Latin); Hildur does not have one recorded yet.
- Hildur and Laura both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Laura; Hildur doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hildur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #138 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #121 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #638 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Girls
Laura
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #303 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls