Alexandra vs Lene
Alexandra and Lenecompared 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 2012, Alexandra was ranked #116 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2021, Alexandra was ranked #148 and Lene #482 among girls in Norway.
Alexandra and Lene over time
Alexandra and Lene appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 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.
Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandra in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2001, Alexandra moved ahead of Lene in Norway · Girls — #98 and #73 the year before became #102 and #104.
- Mirrored each other
Over 57 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Lene fell — from #400 and #258 in 1952 to #148 and #482 in 2021.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Lene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 57 years, from 1952 to 2021, ending at #148 and #482.
List by list
Norway · Girls57 shared years, 1952–2021
Alexandra held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Lene in 39.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Lene #4 in 1976.
The order changed in 2001: Alexandra moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #98 and #73; by 2001 that had become #102 and #104.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Alexandra #148, Lene #482.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Alexandra held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Lene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #48 in 2000, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alexandra #116, Lene #5876.
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 | Lene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| 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) | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Lene.
- 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 #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lene
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls