Ayse vs May
Ayse 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 2014, Ayse was ranked #547 and May #339 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Ayse was ranked #689 and May #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ayse was ranked #2253 and May #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Ayse and May over time
Ayse and May appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. May held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ayse in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ayse and May were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1950 to 2014, ending at #547 and #339.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1950–2014
Ayse held the stronger position in 1 of those years, May in 41.
Highest recorded here: Ayse #333 in 1962, May #24 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Ayse #547, May #339.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ayse held the stronger position in 0 of those years, May in 29.
Highest recorded here: Ayse #721 in 1999, May #325 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayse #2253, May #610.
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 | Ayse | May |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) | Norway · Girls #481 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ayse has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for May.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ayse
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2017
Highest recorded position: #333 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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