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August vs Linnea

August and Linneacompared 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 2024, August was ranked #4192 and Linnea #2411 among girls in England and Wales.

August and Linnea over time

August and Linnea appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. August held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Linnea 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.

Linnea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and August 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

    August and Linnea changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #2411.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — August #1705 in 2023, Linnea #2325 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 19972024

    August held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Linnea in 6.

    Highest recorded here: August #1705 in 2023, Linnea #2325 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2024: Linnea moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1705 and #2689; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #2411.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: August #4192, Linnea #2411.

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

Side-by-side comparison of August, Linnea
FieldAugustLinnea
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #71 (2025)Norway · Girls #31 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • August and Linnea both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

August

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #596 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1974–2025

    Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1974–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Linnea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1978–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #31 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls