Helin vs Magdalena
Helin and Magdalenacompared 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 2023, Helin was ranked #413 and Magdalena #474 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Helin was ranked #1809 and Magdalena #1362 among girls in England and Wales.
Helin and Magdalena over time
Helin and Magdalena appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 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.
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
Helin and Magdalena changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1992 and 2023, ending at #413 and #474.
- Longest-running competitions
Helin and Magdalena were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1809 and #1362.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Helin held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Magdalena in 19.
Highest recorded here: Helin #920 in 2002, Magdalena #712 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Helin #1809, Magdalena #1362.
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1992–2023
Helin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Magdalena in 9.
Highest recorded here: Helin #327 in 2005, Magdalena #178 in 1992.
The order changed in 2012: Helin moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #416 and #364; by 2012 that had become #466 and #590.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Helin #413, Magdalena #474.
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 | Helin | Magdalena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #440 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Helin has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Magdalena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Helin
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #651 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #327 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Magdalena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2023
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls