Maria vs Vilde
Maria 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, Maria was ranked #62 and Vilde #32 among girls in Norway.
Maria and Vilde over time
Maria and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilde 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.
Maria 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 2018, Vilde moved ahead of Maria in Norway · Girls — #18 and #31 the year before became #34 and #26.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maria and Vilde changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1965 and 2025, ending at #62 and #32.
- Longest-running competitions
Maria and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #62 and #32.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1965–2025
Maria held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Vilde in 13.
Highest recorded here: Maria #3 in 1982, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order changed in 2018: Vilde moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #18 and #31; by 2018 that had become #34 and #26.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maria #62, 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 | Maria | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | |
| 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 | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) | Norway · Girls #32 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Vilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Maria and Vilde both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Vilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 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