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Hedvig

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hedvig: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Girls

Rising

among girls in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #19 to #639.195519721985199920122025#19#639
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#244
1946#225
1947#307
1948#326
1949#340
1950#391
1951#364
1952#330
1953#347
1954#346
1955#397
1956#402
1957#455
1960#467
1961#479
1962#500
1963#390
1964#430
1967#554
1968#425
1969#556
1970#349
1971#445
1972#468
1973#415
1974#453
1975#503
1976#502
1977#457
1978#465
1979#631
1980#626
1981#486
1982#452
1983#639
1984#466
1985#560
1987#527
1988#391
1989#373
1990#601
1991#602
1992#475
1993#529
1994#358
1995#361
1996#284
1997#345
1998#231
1999#214
2000#248
2001#175
2002#220
2003#174
2004#192
2005#191
2006#201
2007#186
2008#146
2009#200
2010#164
2011#188
2012#130
2013#141
2014#132
2015#166
2016#134
2017#95
2018#103
2019#67
2020#38
2021#34
2022#21
2023#26
2024#24
2025#19

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

RisingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 76 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #244 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #19 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in Norway in 2025.

Hedvig's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025Norwayfemale#19219HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#24189HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#26180HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#21205HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#34149HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#38139HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#6789HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#10358HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#9562HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#13444HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#16636HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#13247HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#14143HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#13053HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#18830HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#16438HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#20030HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#14644HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#18632HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#20129HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#19131HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#19229HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#17432HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#22022HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#17530HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#24819HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#21423HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#23120HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#34511HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#28415HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#36111HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#35811HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5296HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4758HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6025HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6015HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#37312HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#39111HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5277HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5606HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4668HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#6394HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4528HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4867HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#6264HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6314HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4657HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4577HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#5026HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5036HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#4537HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4158HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4687HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4457HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#34910HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5564HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#4257HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5544HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4306HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#3907HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#5004HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#4794HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4674HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#4554HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#4025HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3975HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3467HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3477HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3308HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#3645HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3914HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3406HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3267HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3078HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#22516HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#24412HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

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What is known about Hedvig

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.