Lise vs May
Lise and Maycompared 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, Lise was ranked #252 and May #481 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Lise was ranked #5666 and May #778 among girls in England and Wales.
Lise and May over time
Lise and May appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Lise held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, May 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.
May reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lise 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
Lise and May changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #252 and #481.
- Longest-running competitions
Lise and May were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #252 and #481.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Lise held the stronger position in 55 of those years, May in 25.
Highest recorded here: Lise #33 in 1966, May #24 in 1956.
The order changed in 2023: Lise moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #343 and #309; by 2023 that had become #256 and #422.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lise #252, May #481.
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 | Lise | May |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #252 (2025) | Norway · Girls #481 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lise has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for May.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #87 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: #33 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
May
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #43 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: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #481 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls