Hanan vs Olena
Hanan and Olenacompared 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 1992, Hanan was ranked #383 and Olena #671 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Hanan was ranked #1255 and Olena #2927 among girls in England and Wales.
Hanan and Olena over time
Hanan and Olena appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 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.
Hanan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Olena 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hanan and Olena changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 1992, ending at #383 and #671.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hanan #339 in 1978, Olena #247 in 1980.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1970–1992
Hanan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Olena in 11.
Highest recorded here: Hanan #339 in 1978, Olena #247 in 1980.
The order changed in 1989: Hanan moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #567 and #376; by 1989 that had become #452 and #545.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Hanan #383, Olena #671.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2004–2023
Hanan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Olena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hanan #851 in 2005, Olena #2927 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Hanan #1255, Olena #2927.
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 | Hanan | Olena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #504 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2927 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hanan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hanan
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #552 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #339 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #504 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Olena
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #410 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2021
Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1961–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls