May-Britt vs Thu
May-Britt and Thucompared 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 1990, May-Britt was ranked #574 and Thu #540 among girls in Norway.
May-Britt and Thu over time
May-Britt and Thu appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. May-Britt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thu 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-Britt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thu 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1956–1990
May-Britt held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Thu in 1.
Highest recorded here: May-Britt #92 in 1959, Thu #313 in 1977.
The order changed in 1990: Thu moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #584 and #591; by 1990 that had become #574 and #540.
Most recent shared year, 1990: May-Britt #574, Thu #540.
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 | May-Britt | Thu |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #518 (1991) | England and Wales · Girls #4294 (2007) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- May-Britt has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thu.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
May-Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #289 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Girls
Thu
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #423 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–1992
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1956–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #4294 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007.
England and Wales · Girls