Annelise vs Helene
Annelise and Helenecompared 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 1996, Annelise was ranked #558 and Helene #10 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Annelise was ranked #1892 and Helene #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Annelise and Helene over time
Annelise and Helene appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 35 shared years in Norway · Girls, Helene rose about as far as Annelise fell — from #242 and #110 in 1945 to #558 and #10 in 1996.
- Longest-running competitions
Annelise and Helene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1945 to 1996, ending at #558 and #10.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1945–1996
Annelise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Helene in 35.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #187 in 1959, Helene #10 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Annelise #558, Helene #10.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2025
Annelise held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Helene in 1.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #1317 in 2002, Helene #1802 in 1997.
The order changed in 2002: Annelise moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #2023 and #2023; by 2002 that had become #1317 and #3409.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annelise #1892, Helene #5927.
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 | Annelise | Helene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1892 (2025) | Norway · Girls #101 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annelise has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Helene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Annelise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #242 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #187 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Helene
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #110 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: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls