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Eva vs Helene

Eva 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, Eva was ranked #22 and Helene #101 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Eva was ranked #58 and Helene #5927 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1991, Eva was ranked #133 and Helene #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Eva and Helene over time

Eva and Helene appear together in 3 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Eva held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Helene in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Helene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Eva 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Eva held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Helene in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #6 in 1952, Helene #7 in 1995.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eva #22, Helene #101.

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2025

    Eva held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Helene in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #24 in 2012, Helene #1168 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eva #58, Helene #5927.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1964–1991

    Eva held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Helene in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Eva #133 in 1991, Helene #265 in 1969.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1991: Eva #133, Helene #515.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Eva

Pairs where Eva shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Helene

Pairs where Helene shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Eva, Helene
FieldEvaHelene
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA form of Eve used across many languages, from the Hebrew root 'hawa'.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈeh.vah/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #22 (2025)Norway · Girls #101 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Eva has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Helene does not have one recorded yet.
  • Eva has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Helene.
  • A meaning is recorded for Eva; Helene doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Eva

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #8 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #58 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Helene

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls