Fadumo vs Helene
Fadumo 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 2004, Fadumo was ranked #520 and Helene #26 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Fadumo was ranked #4763 and Helene #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Fadumo and Helene over time
Fadumo and Helene appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Helene held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fadumo 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.
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
Fadumo and Helene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1952 to 2004, ending at #520 and #26.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1952–2004
Fadumo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Helene in 45.
Highest recorded here: Fadumo #248 in 1970, Helene #7 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Fadumo #520, Helene #26.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2017
Fadumo held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Helene in 8.
Highest recorded here: Fadumo #2759 in 2009, Helene #1168 in 1996.
The order changed in 2014: Fadumo moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #5876 and #3285; by 2014 that had become #4684 and #5691.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Fadumo #4763, Helene #5765.
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 | Fadumo | 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2017) | Norway · Girls #101 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fadumo and Helene both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fadumo
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #406 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2004
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1952–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
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