Astrid vs May
Astrid and Maycompared 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, Astrid was ranked #9 and May #481 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Astrid was ranked #263 and May #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Astrid was ranked #608 and May #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Astrid and May over time
Astrid and May appear together in 3 published lists, across 124 years of shared records. May held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Astrid in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
May reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Astrid 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
Astrid and May changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #9 and #481.
- Longest-running competitions
Astrid and May were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #9 and #481.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 53 of those years, May in 27.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #9 in 2025, May #24 in 1956.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #9, May #481.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Astrid held the stronger position in 11 of those years, May in 18.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, May #325 in 2007.
The order changed in 2014: Astrid moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #626 and #515; by 2014 that had become #486 and #576.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Astrid #263, May #610.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1980–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 1 of those years, May in 12.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #375 in 2020, May #289 in 2017.
The order changed in 2025: Astrid moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #504 and #342; by 2025 that had become #608 and #718.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #608, May #718.
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 | Astrid | May |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #481 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); May does not have one recorded yet.
- Astrid has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for May.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; May doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Astrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
May
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #43 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: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #481 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls