Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedMay + Britt
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: May-BrittCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: May-BrittCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in Danish, Finnish and 1 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
May-Britt is a feminine given name documented in Danish, Finnish and Norwegian. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: May Britt (Q106934574)
May + Britt
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
Norway, 1991: 7 girls (rank 492). Documented as a given name in Norwegian.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: May-Britt
Recorded category girls
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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.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 9 | 282 | observed |
| 1946 | 21 | 195 | observed |
| 1947 | 10 | 276 | observed |
| 1948 | 14 | 230 | observed |
| 1949 | 20 | 192 | observed |
| 1950 | 22 | 184 | observed |
| 1951 | 19 | 196 | observed |
| 1952 | 22 | 184 | observed |
| 1953 | 28 | 160 | observed |
| 1954 | 24 | 164 | observed |
| 1955 | 45 | 111 | observed |
| 1956 | 27 | 163 | observed |
| 1957 | 24 | 166 | observed |
| 1958 | 47 | 109 | observed |
| 1959 | 62 | 92 | observed |
| 1960 | 52 | 103 | observed |
| 1961 | 49 | 108 | observed |
| 1962 | 36 | 132 | observed |
| 1963 | 48 | 115 | observed |
| 1964 | 36 | 131 | observed |
| 1965 | 43 | 124 | observed |
| 1966 | 45 | 122 | observed |
| 1967 | 32 | 150 | observed |
| 1968 | 27 | 174 | observed |
| 1969 | 34 | 154 | observed |
| 1970 | 34 | 152 | observed |
| 1971 | 48 | 126 | observed |
| 1972 | 34 | 163 | observed |
| 1973 | 22 | 212 | observed |
| 1974 | 21 | 228 | observed |
| 1975 | 22 | 213 | observed |
| 1976 | 29 | 177 | observed |
| 1977 | 14 | 296 | observed |
| 1978 | 29 | 182 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 278 | observed |
| 1980 | 18 | 257 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 312 | observed |
| 1982 | 15 | 291 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 406 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 396 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 592 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 427 | observed |
| 1987 | 9 | 444 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 382 | observed |
| 1989 | 6 | 554 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 544 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 492 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
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| 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 |
Statistics count the spelling “May-Britt” 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.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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.
