Alexandra vs Bettina
Alexandra and Bettinacompared 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 2012, Alexandra was ranked #78 and Bettina #460 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Alexandra was ranked #183 and Bettina #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexandra and Bettina over time
Alexandra and Bettina appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bettina in 0.
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
Alexandra and Bettina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2012, ending at #78 and #460.
- Mirrored each other
Over 48 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Bettina fell — from #452 and #284 in 1964 to #78 and #460 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Bettina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1964 to 2012, ending at #78 and #460.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1964–2012
Alexandra held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Bettina in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Bettina #200 in 1995.
The order changed in 1971: Alexandra moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #401 and #278; by 1971 that had become #313 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alexandra #78, Bettina #460.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2022
Alexandra held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Bettina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Bettina #3156 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alexandra #183, Bettina #5669.
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 | Alexandra | Bettina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Bettina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #231 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Bettina
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #407 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2012
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1959–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls