Hala vs Thelma
Hala and Thelmacompared 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 2017, Hala was ranked #452 and Thelma #210 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Hala was ranked #863 and Thelma #2605 among girls in England and Wales.
Hala and Thelma over time
Hala and Thelma appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1998–2025
Hala held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Thelma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hala #863 in 2025, Thelma #2320 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hala #863, Thelma #2605.
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2017
Hala held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Thelma in 11.
Highest recorded here: Hala #275 in 2008, Thelma #210 in 2017.
The order changed in 2009: Thelma moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #275 and #277; by 2009 that had become #413 and #237.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Hala #452, Thelma #210.
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 | Hala | Thelma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #863 (2025) | Norway · Girls #168 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hala and Thelma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Hala
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #575 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2017
Highest recorded position: #275 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1981–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #863 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Thelma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #365 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls