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Helene vs Marie

Helene and Mariecompared 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, Helene was ranked #101 and Marie #45 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1991, Helene was ranked #515 and Marie #51 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Helene was ranked #5927 and Marie #778 among girls in England and Wales.

Helene and Marie over time

Helene and Marie appear together in 3 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Marie 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.

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

    Helene and Marie changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #101 and #45.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Helene and Marie averaged 23.5 places apart, ending at #101 and #45.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Helene and Marie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #101 and #45.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Helene #1168 in 1996, Marie #288 in 1996.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Helene held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Marie in 46.

    Highest recorded here: Helene #7 in 1995, Marie #12 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Helene #101, Marie #45.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Helene #1168 in 1996, Marie #288 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Helene #5927, Marie #778.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Helene #265 in 1969, Marie #23 in 1966.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1991: Helene #515, Marie #51.

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 Helene

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

Other comparisons involving Marie

Pairs where Marie 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

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 Helene, Marie
FieldHeleneMarie
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #101 (2025)Norway · Girls #45 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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

Marie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #73 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: #12 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #778 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls