Hodan vs Lydia
Hodan and Lydiacompared 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 2014, Hodan was ranked #518 and Lydia #166 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hodan was ranked #4192 and Lydia #174 among girls in England and Wales.
Hodan and Lydia over time
Hodan and Lydia appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Lydia 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Lydia changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2014, ending at #518 and #166.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Hodan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lydia in 26.
Highest recorded here: Hodan #1658 in 2002, Lydia #50 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hodan #4192, Lydia #174.
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1976–2014
Hodan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Lydia in 17.
Highest recorded here: Hodan #368 in 1986, Lydia #166 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Hodan #518, Lydia #166.
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 | Lydia |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Norway · Girls #142 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hodan and Lydia 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
Lydia
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #380 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #158 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls