Hodan vs Ieva
Hodan and Ievacompared 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 2012, Hodan was ranked #583 and Ieva #525 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Hodan was ranked #3533 and Ieva #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Hodan and Ieva over time
Hodan and Ieva appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Ieva held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hodan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hodan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ieva 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
Hodan and Ieva changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2022, ending at #3533 and #5669.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1999–2022
Hodan held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ieva in 14.
Highest recorded here: Hodan #1983 in 2006, Ieva #1489 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Hodan #3533, Ieva #5669.
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1980–2012
Hodan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ieva in 11.
Highest recorded here: Hodan #368 in 1986, Ieva #309 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Hodan #583, Ieva #525.
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 | Hodan | Ieva |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hodan and Ieva both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hodan
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #495 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2014
Highest recorded position: #368 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1968–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ieva
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #578 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2019
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1971–2019).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls