Hulda vs Tone
Hulda and Tonecompared 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 2023, Hulda was ranked #512 and Tone #535 among girls in Norway.
Hulda and Tone over time
Hulda and Tone appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Tone held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hulda 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.
Hulda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tone 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1945–2023
Hulda held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tone in 14.
Highest recorded here: Hulda #258 in 1945, Tone #14 in 1957.
The order changed in 2023: Hulda moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #558 and #504; by 2023 that had become #512 and #535.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Hulda #512, Tone #535.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Tone
Pairs where Tone shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tone vs Elisabeth
In 1945 they stood at #56 and #50 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #518 and #138.
Tone · Elisabeth · 76 shared years, 1945–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anita vs Tone
Anita and Tone changed places 21 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #379 and #535.
Anita · Tone · 74 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Ann vs Tone
Ann and Tone changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #404 and #535.
Ann · Tone · 73 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Tone vs Janne
Tone and Janne changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #535 and #469.
Tone · Janne · 71 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Hulda | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #512 (2023) | Norway · Girls #518 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hulda and Tone both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hulda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #258 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #512 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Tone
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #56 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls