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Ann-Helen

Component meanings: “favour” + “torch”

Language contexts for this entry: Danish, Finnish, Norwegian

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feminineLatin script

No sourced pronunciation yet

Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: Danish Finnish Norwegian
Follow the evidence: 4 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Ann-Helen

Ann-Helen is a feminine given name. It combines Ann (“favour”) and Helen (“torch”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “favour” + “torch”

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (4)

Wikidata Q66738091CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Ann-HelenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Ann (cited meaning “favour”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Helen (cited meaning “torch”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Ann-Helen is used

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Across borders

countries in our sources

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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Norway

Statistics + language records

Norway, 2004: 5 girls (rank 507). Documented as a given name in Norwegian.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Ann-Helen

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2004: 5; births; Rank #507
Peak year: 1972; 22 births

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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Ann-Helen in Norway, girls: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	6	358	observed
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	5	381	observed
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	7	343	observed
1957	10	279	observed
1958	8	328	observed
1959	5	403	observed
1960	4	456	observed
1961	7	355	observed
1962	9	305	observed
1963	8	354	observed
1964	16	235	observed
1965	7	397	observed
1966	16	228	observed
1967	14	256	observed
1968	17	243	observed
1969	20	214	observed
1970	19	227	observed
1971	10	345	observed
1972	22	216	observed
1973	16	263	observed
1974	14	300	observed
1975	12	315	observed
1976	13	310	observed
1977	14	296	observed
1978	14	306	observed
1979	16	271	observed
1980	16	276	observed
1981	16	273	observed
1982	13	320	observed
1983	6	514	observed
1984	14	312	observed
1985	15	301	observed
1986	15	303	observed
1987	15	302	observed
1988	13	346	observed
1989	13	344	observed
1990	6	544	observed
1991	8	449	observed
1992	8	456	observed
1993	10	381	observed
1994	5	555	observed
1995	11	348	observed
1996	4	615	observed
1997	5	537	observed
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	4	594	observed
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	4	565	observed
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	5	507	observed
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Ann-Helen” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wikidata Q66738091CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Ann-HelenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Ann (cited meaning “favour”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Helen (cited meaning “torch”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Opening name…

About Ann-Helen

Ann-Helen is a feminine given name. It combines Ann (“favour”) and Helen (“torch”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “favour” + “torch”

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (4)

Wikidata Q66738091CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Ann-HelenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Ann (cited meaning “favour”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Helen (cited meaning “torch”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Ann-Helen is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Ann-Helen’s connections around the world.

2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Norway

Statistics + language records

Norway, 2004: 5 girls (rank 507). Documented as a given name in Norwegian.

Explore Norway

3 of 3 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Ann-Helen

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2004: 5; births; Rank #507
Peak year: 1972; 22 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Ann-Helen in Norway, girls: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	6	358	observed
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	5	381	observed
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	7	343	observed
1957	10	279	observed
1958	8	328	observed
1959	5	403	observed
1960	4	456	observed
1961	7	355	observed
1962	9	305	observed
1963	8	354	observed
1964	16	235	observed
1965	7	397	observed
1966	16	228	observed
1967	14	256	observed
1968	17	243	observed
1969	20	214	observed
1970	19	227	observed
1971	10	345	observed
1972	22	216	observed
1973	16	263	observed
1974	14	300	observed
1975	12	315	observed
1976	13	310	observed
1977	14	296	observed
1978	14	306	observed
1979	16	271	observed
1980	16	276	observed
1981	16	273	observed
1982	13	320	observed
1983	6	514	observed
1984	14	312	observed
1985	15	301	observed
1986	15	303	observed
1987	15	302	observed
1988	13	346	observed
1989	13	344	observed
1990	6	544	observed
1991	8	449	observed
1992	8	456	observed
1993	10	381	observed
1994	5	555	observed
1995	11	348	observed
1996	4	615	observed
1997	5	537	observed
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	4	594	observed
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	4	565	observed
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	5	507	observed
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wikidata Q66738091CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Ann-HelenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Ann (cited meaning “favour”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Helen (cited meaning “torch”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Ann-Helen

Component meanings in the sources

Where Ann-Helen is used

Across borders

Norway

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Ann-Helen

Component meanings in the sources

Where Ann-Helen is used

Across borders

Norway

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page