Amina vs Lovise
Amina and Lovisecompared 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, Amina was ranked #155 and Lovise #185 among girls in Norway.
Amina and Lovise over time
Amina and Lovise appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Amina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lovise in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lovise 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amina and Lovise changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1955 and 2025, ending at #155 and #185.
- Longest-running competitions
Amina and Lovise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #155 and #185.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1955–2025
Amina held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Lovise in 8.
Highest recorded here: Amina #116 in 2014, Lovise #142 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amina #155, Lovise #185.
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 | Lovise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #155 (2025) | Norway · Girls #185 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Lovise does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina and Lovise both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Lovise doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Lovise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #356 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #142 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #185 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls