Aina vs Josephine

Aina and Josephinecompared 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 2025, Aina was ranked #455 and Josephine #241 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aina was ranked #2574 and Josephine #267 among girls in England and Wales.

Aina and Josephine over time

Aina and Josephine appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

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
Aina and Josephine changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2025, ending at #455 and #241.
Longest-running competitions
Aina and Josephine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1951 to 2025, ending at #455 and #241.

List by list

Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1951–2025
Aina held the stronger position in 47 of those years, Josephine in 14.
Highest recorded here: Aina #52 in 1975, Josephine #238 in 2022.
The order changed in 2017: Josephine moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #304 and #436; by 2017 that had become #417 and #263.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aina #455, Josephine #241.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2024
Aina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Josephine in 23.
Highest recorded here: Aina #1993 in 2010, Josephine #171 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aina #2574, Josephine #267.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Josephine

Pairs where Josephine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Anna vs Josephine
In 1964 they stood at #34 and #25 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #26 and #483.
Anna · Josephine · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Carmel vs Josephine
In 1964 they stood at #21 and #25 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2015 they were #896 and #462.
Carmel · Josephine · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Susan vs Josephine
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #25 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #445.
Susan · Josephine · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Maria vs Josephine
In 1964 they stood at #33 and #25 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #74 and #483.
Maria · Josephine · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aina, Josephine
Field	Aina	Josephine
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	2	4
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #455 (2025)	Norway · Girls #241 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	70/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aina has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Josephine.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Aina

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #133 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: #52 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #455 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Josephine

Popularity journey

First recorded1951
First recorded at #367 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #241 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls