Elise vs Mai
Elise and Maicompared 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 Mai #443 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Elise was ranked #335 and Mai #1584 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elise was ranked #381 and Mai #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elise and Mai over time
Elise and Mai appear together in 3 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mai 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.
Elise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mai in 1. 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
Elise and Mai changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #63 and #443.
- Longest-running competitions
Elise and Mai were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #335 and #1584.
List by list
Norway · Girls75 shared years, 1945–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Mai in 28.
Highest recorded here: Elise #24 in 2003, Mai #94 in 1961.
The order changed in 1975: Elise moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #206 and #193; by 1975 that had become #237 and #274.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Mai #443.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mai in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Mai #845 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #335, Mai #1584.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mai in 1.
Highest recorded here: Elise #132 in 2014, Mai #270 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #381, Mai #608.
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 | Mai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| 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); Mai does not have one recorded yet.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Mai.
- A meaning is recorded for Elise; Mai 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 #335 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #182 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: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1584 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls