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May-Liss

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about May-Liss: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1947–1986

Norway · Girls rank from 1947 to 1986, ranging from #275 to #645.195019591965197119781986#275#645
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1947#356
1950#375
1951#376
1953#275
1955#361
1957#387
1958#394
1959#466
1960#358
1961#407
1962#382
1963#474
1964#345
1965#337
1966#354
1967#428
1968#399
1969#362
1970#333
1971#416
1972#560
1973#551
1974#511
1975#436
1976#432
1978#629
1979#645
1982#432
1983#604
1984#612
1985#491
1986#619

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 32 of the 40 years from 1947 to 1986.

Official data for Norway, 1947–1986 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #356 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1947–1986

    Highest recorded position: #275 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1947–1986).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1986

    Most recently recorded at #619 among girls in Norway, in 1986.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1947 to 1986. Highest recorded position: #275 in Norway in 1953.

May-Liss's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
1986Norwayfemale#6195HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#4918HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6125HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#6045HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4329HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6454HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#6294HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4328HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#4368HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5116HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#5515HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#5605HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4168HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#33311HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#3629HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#3998HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4287HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#3549HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#33710HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#3459HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4745HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3827HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#4076HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#3588HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#4664HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3946HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3876HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3617HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#27511HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#3765HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3755HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3566HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

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What is known about May-Liss

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1947–1986.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1947 to 1986. Highest recorded position: #275 in Norway in 1953. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.