Ida vs Solveig
Ida and Solveigcompared 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 2025, Ida was ranked #37 and Solveig #28 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ida was ranked #257 and Solveig #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Ida and Solveig over time
Ida and Solveig appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Solveig in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Solveig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ida 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #204 and #14 in 1945 to #37 and #28 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Ida and Solveig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #28.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Solveig in 33.
Highest recorded here: Ida #1 in 1988, Solveig #11 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #37, Solveig #28.
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 | Ida | Solveig |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːdɑ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) | Norway · Girls #28 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ida has a recorded origin (Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Solveig does not have one recorded yet.
- Ida and Solveig both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Solveig doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #204 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Solveig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #14 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: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #28 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls