Amina vs Bettina
Amina 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, Amina was ranked #170 and Bettina #460 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Amina was ranked #238 and Bettina #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Amina and Bettina over time
Amina and Bettina appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Amina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bettina 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
Amina and Bettina changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2012, ending at #170 and #460.
- Longest-running competitions
Amina and Bettina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1959 to 2012, ending at #170 and #460.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amina #182 in 2008, Bettina #3156 in 2010.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1959–2012
Amina held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Bettina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Amina #154 in 2002, Bettina #200 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Amina #170, Bettina #460.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2022
Amina held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Bettina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amina #182 in 2008, Bettina #3156 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Amina #238, 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 | Amina | Bettina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'safe' or 'secure', with a related reading of 'trustworthy, faithful' — from an Arabic root about security and faithfulness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔaːˈmiːna/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #155 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Bettina does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina and Bettina both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Bettina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Amina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #355 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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