Doris vs Helene
Doris 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 1987, Doris was ranked #648 and Helene #35 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1977, Doris was ranked #518 and Helene #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Doris was ranked #2340 and Helene #4684 among girls in England and Wales.
Doris and Helene over time
Doris and Helene appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Doris and Helene changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #2340 and #4684.
- Longest-running competitions
Doris and Helene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #648 and #35.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1945–1987
Doris held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Helene in 30.
Highest recorded here: Doris #173 in 1955, Helene #35 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Doris #648, Helene #35.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2018
Doris held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Helene in 4.
Highest recorded here: Doris #2070 in 2015, Helene #1168 in 1996.
The order changed in 2014: Doris moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #3285; by 2014 that had become #2203 and #5691.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Doris #2340, Helene #4684.
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 | Doris | 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Doris has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Helene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Doris
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #296 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
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 #101 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls