Agathe vs Lana
Agathe and Lanacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Agathe was ranked #5581 and Lana #227 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Agathe was ranked #454 and Lana #323 among girls in Norway.
Agathe and Lana over time
Agathe and Lana appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Lana held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Agathe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Agathe and Lana changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1980 and 2025, ending at #454 and #323.
- Longest-running competitions
Agathe and Lana were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #454 and #323.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1980–2025
Agathe held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lana in 28.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #270 in 2006, Lana #193 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agathe #454, Lana #323.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2021
Agathe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lana in 15.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #2901 in 2018, Lana #208 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Agathe #5581, Lana #227.
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 | Agathe | Lana |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #454 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #207 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agathe has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lana.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Agathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #270 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lana
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #323 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls