Helene vs Runa
Helene and Runacompared 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 Runa #226 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Helene was ranked #4684 and Runa #2340 among girls in England and Wales.
Helene and Runa over time
Helene and Runa appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Helene held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Runa 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
Helene and Runa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #101 and #226.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Helene held the stronger position in 80 of those years, Runa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Helene #7 in 1995, Runa #165 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Helene #101, Runa #226.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2018
Helene held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Runa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Helene #1168 in 1996, Runa #2201 in 2017.
The order changed in 2017: Runa moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #4103 and #5730; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2201.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Helene #4684, Runa #2340.
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 | Helene | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #101 (2025) | Norway · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Helene has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Runa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 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: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls