Elise vs Helene
Elise 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 2025, Elise was ranked #63 and Helene #101 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Elise was ranked #216 and Helene #4684 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1991, Elise was ranked #423 and Helene #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elise and Helene over time
Elise and Helene appear together in 2 published lists, across 102 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.
Helene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Elise 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Elise moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2009 as Helene fell out of it to #53, having been #31 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Elise moved ahead of Helene in Norway · Girls — #33 and #31 the year before became #29 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Elise and Helene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #63 and #101.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Helene in 63.
Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Helene #7 in 1995.
The order changed in 2009: Elise moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #33 and #31; by 2009 that had become #29 and #53.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Helene #101.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2018
Elise held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Helene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Helene #1168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Elise #216, 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 | Elise | Helene |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /eˈliː.seh/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | Norway · Girls #101 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Elise has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Helene does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise and Helene both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Helene doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #223 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: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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