May vs Torill
May and Torillcompared 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 2004, May was ranked #348 and Torill #599 among girls in Norway.
May and Torill over time
May and Torill appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. May held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torill 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.
Torill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and May 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 1958, May moved ahead of Torill in Norway · Girls — #34 and #24 the year before became #34 and #36.
- Longest-running competitions
May and Torill were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 55 years, from 1945 to 2004, ending at #348 and #599.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #43 and #39 in Norway · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2004 they were #348 and #599.
List by list
Norway · Girls55 shared years, 1945–2004
May held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Torill in 12.
Highest recorded here: May #24 in 1956, Torill #16 in 1948.
The order changed in 1958: May moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #34 and #24; by 1958 that had become #34 and #36.
Most recent shared year, 2004: May #348, Torill #599.
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 | Torill |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #481 (2025) | Norway · Girls #599 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- May has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Torill.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Torill
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #39 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Girls