Thea vs Vilde
Thea 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, Thea was ranked #50 and Vilde #32 among girls in Norway.
Thea and Vilde over time
Thea and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Thea 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.
Vilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thea 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 2021, Vilde moved ahead of Thea in Norway · Girls — #21 and #26 the year before became #24 and #21.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Thea and Vilde changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1965 and 2025, ending at #50 and #32.
- Longest-running competitions
Thea and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #50 and #32.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1965–2025
Thea held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Vilde in 12.
Highest recorded here: Thea #1 in 2006, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order changed in 2021: Vilde moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #21 and #26; by 2021 that had become #24 and #21.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Thea #50, 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 | Thea | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa and other similar-sounding Greek-rooted names. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek (via Germanic/Scandinavian transmission) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈteː.a/ | |
| 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 #50 (2025) | Norway · Girls #32 (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
- Thea has a recorded origin (Greek (via Germanic/Scandinavian transmission)); Vilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Thea has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Vilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Thea; Vilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Thea
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #380 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 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