Leah vs Tilde
Leah and Tildecompared 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, Leah was ranked #12 and Tilde #108 among girls in Norway.
Leah and Tilde over time
Leah and Tilde appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Leah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tilde 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.
Tilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leah 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Leah and Tilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #12 and #108.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1988–2025
Leah held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Tilde in 3.
Highest recorded here: Leah #12 in 2025, Tilde #81 in 2010.
The order changed in 1996: Leah moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #639 and #469; by 1996 that had become #380 and #503.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Leah #12, Tilde #108.
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 | Leah | Tilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Likely derives from a Hebrew word meaning 'weary, grieved'; an alternative theory suggests a connection to Akkadian 'littu' ('cow'). In the Old Testament, Leah was Jacob's first wife. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, etymology disputed | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliː.ə/ | |
| Syllables | 1 | 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 | Norway · Girls #12 (2025) | Norway · Girls #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, etymology disputed); Tilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Leah has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Leah; Tilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Leah
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #310 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Tilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #108 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls