Joanna vs Vilde
Joanna and Vildecompared 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, Joanna was ranked #508 and Vilde #32 among girls in Norway.
Joanna and Vilde over time
Joanna and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Vilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Joanna 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.
Joanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilde 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 1990, Vilde moved ahead of Joanna in Norway · Girls — #123 and #143 the year before became #150 and #116.
- Longest-running competitions
Joanna and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #508 and #32.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1965–2025
Joanna held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Vilde in 27.
Highest recorded here: Joanna #93 in 1983, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order changed in 1990: Vilde moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #123 and #143; by 1990 that had become #150 and #116.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joanna #508, Vilde #32.
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 | Joanna | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) | Norway · Girls #32 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joanna and Vilde both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Joanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #432 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–1992
Highest recorded position: #29 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1968–1992).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #508 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Vilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls