Helle vs Mai
Helle and Maicompared 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, Helle was ranked #83 and Mai #443 among girls in Norway.
Helle and Mai over time
Helle and Mai appear together in 1 published list, across 74 years of shared records. Helle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mai 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.
Mai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Helle 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1964, Helle moved ahead of Mai in Norway · Girls — #131 and #121 the year before became #111 and #162.
- Mirrored each other
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Helle rose about as far as Mai fell — from #279 and #212 in 1946 to #83 and #443 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Helle and Mai were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 74 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #83 and #443.
List by list
Norway · Girls74 shared years, 1946–2025
Helle held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Mai in 17.
Highest recorded here: Helle #83 in 2025, Mai #94 in 1961.
The order changed in 1964: Helle moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #131 and #121; by 1964 that had become #111 and #162.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Helle #83, Mai #443.
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 | Helle | Mai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #83 (2025) | Norway · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Helle has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mai.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Helle
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #279 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #182 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: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls