Beate vs Lena
Beate and Lenacompared 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 2017, Beate was ranked #523 and Lena #125 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Beate was ranked #5666 and Lena #154 among girls in England and Wales.
Beate and Lena over time
Beate and Lena appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Lena held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Beate 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.
Lena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Beate 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 took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Lena moved into the top 50 at #29 in 1980 as Beate fell out of it to #66, having been #47 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1980, Lena moved ahead of Beate in Norway · Girls — #47 and #70 the year before became #66 and #29.
- Mirrored each other
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lena rose about as far as Beate fell — from #270 and #346 in 1945 to #523 and #125 in 2017.
- Longest-running competitions
Beate and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1945 to 2017, ending at #523 and #125.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1945–2017
Beate held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Lena in 44.
Highest recorded here: Beate #47 in 1977, Lena #20 in 1969.
The order changed in 1980: Lena moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #47 and #70; by 1980 that had become #66 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Beate #523, Lena #125.
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 | Beate | Lena |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of names ending in '-lena', such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena — widely used independently. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleː.na/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lena has a recorded origin (Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions); Beate does not have one recorded yet.
- Beate and Lena both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lena; Beate doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Beate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #270 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Lena
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #346 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls