Annette vs Lene

Annette 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.

Norway · Girls
In 2007, Annette was ranked #544 and Lene #237 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Annette was ranked #3681 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.

Annette and Lene over time

Annette and Lene appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

Longest-running competitions
Annette and Lene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 58 years, from 1946 to 2007, ending at #544 and #237.

List by list

Norway · Girls58 shared years, 1946–2007
Annette held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lene in 56.
Highest recorded here: Annette #68 in 1973, Lene #4 in 1976.
The order changed in 1954: Lene moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #297 and #308; by 1954 that had become #315 and #309.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Annette #544, Lene #237.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Annette held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lene in 1.
Highest recorded here: Annette #1815 in 2008, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order changed in 2001: Annette moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #2746 and #1831; by 2001 that had become #2466 and #3998.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Annette #3681, 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.

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 Lene

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

Lene vs Andrea
Over 63 shared years in Norway · Girls, Andrea rose about as far as Lene fell — from #258 and #401 in 1952 to #482 and #75 in 2021.
Lene · Andrea · 63 shared years, 1952–2021 · Mirrored each other
See the 2021 Norway ranking
Lene vs Julia
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Girls, Julia rose about as far as Lene fell — from #308 and #401 in 1953 to #482 and #51 in 2021.
Lene · Julia · 62 shared years, 1953–2021 · Mirrored each other
See the 2021 Norway ranking
Lene vs Victoria
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Girls, Victoria rose about as far as Lene fell — from #265 and #383 in 1951 to #482 and #66 in 2021.
Lene · Victoria · 62 shared years, 1951–2021 · Mirrored each other
See the 2021 Norway ranking
Lene vs Alexandra
Over 57 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Lene fell — from #258 and #400 in 1952 to #482 and #148 in 2021.
Lene · Alexandra · 57 shared years, 1952–2021 · Mirrored each other
See the 2021 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Annette, Lene
Field	Annette	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
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)	Norway · Girls #482 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Annette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lene.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Annette

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #343 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1963 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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