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Hanna vs Helene

Hanna 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, Hanna was ranked #53 and Helene #101 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Hanna was ranked #352 and Helene #5927 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

Hanna and Helene over time

Hanna and Helene appear together in 2 published lists, across 103 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.

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

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Hanna held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Helene in 59.

    Highest recorded here: Hanna #22 in 2004, Helene #7 in 1995.

    The order changed in 2009: Hanna moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #35 and #31; by 2009 that had become #27 and #53.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanna #53, Helene #101.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Hanna #143 in 2017, Helene #1168 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanna #352, Helene #5927.

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 Hanna

Pairs where Hanna 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

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 Hanna, Helene
FieldHannaHelene
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #53 (2025)Norway · Girls #101 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hanna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Helene.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Hanna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #164 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: #22 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 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