Araya vs Helene
Araya 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Araya was ranked #747 and Helene #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Araya and Helene over time
Araya and Helene appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Araya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Helene 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.
Helene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Araya 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Araya and Helene changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2004 and 2025, ending at #747 and #5927.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2004–2025
Araya held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Helene in 4.
Highest recorded here: Araya #747 in 2025, Helene #2802 in 2004.
The order changed in 2014: Araya moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #4171 and #3285; by 2014 that had become #1562 and #5691.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Araya #747, 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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Helene
Pairs where Helene shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Marianne vs Helene
In 1945 they stood at #118 and #110 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #514 and #101.
Marianne · Helene · 77 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Helene vs Rita
In 1945 they stood at #110 and #116 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #130 and #473.
Helene · Rita · 79 shared years, 1945–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Helene
Anna and Helene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #101.
Anna · Helene · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anne vs Helene
Anne and Helene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #101.
Anne · Helene · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Araya | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #747 (2025) | Norway · Girls #101 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Araya has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Helene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Araya
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #747 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