Lidia vs Mette
Lidia and Mettecompared 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 2008, Lidia was ranked #566 and Mette #450 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Lidia was ranked #1102 and Mette #5201 among girls in England and Wales.
Lidia and Mette over time
Lidia and Mette appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Mette held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lidia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lidia 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
Lidia and Mette were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1953 to 2008, ending at #566 and #450.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1953–2008
Lidia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mette in 34.
Highest recorded here: Lidia #304 in 1979, Mette #15 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Lidia #566, Mette #450.
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 | Lidia | Mette |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1603 (2024) | Norway · Girls #542 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lidia and Mette both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lidia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #403 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2023
Highest recorded position: #304 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1953–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Mette
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #57 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls