Bettina vs Grace
Bettina and Gracecompared 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 2022, Bettina was ranked #5669 and Grace #17 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2012, Bettina was ranked #460 and Grace #465 among girls in Norway.
Bettina and Grace over time
Bettina and Grace appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bettina 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
Bettina and Grace changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2012, ending at #460 and #465.
- Longest-running competitions
Bettina and Grace were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1959 to 2012, ending at #460 and #465.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1959–2012
Bettina held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Grace in 6.
Highest recorded here: Bettina #200 in 1995, Grace #321 in 1959.
The order changed in 1986: Bettina moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #637 and #600; by 1986 that had become #264 and #647.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Bettina #460, Grace #465.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2022
Bettina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 13.
Highest recorded here: Bettina #3156 in 2010, Grace #1 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Bettina #5669, Grace #17.
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 | Bettina | Grace |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Gracie |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Bettina does not have one recorded yet.
- Bettina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Grace.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Bettina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Bettina a "medium" Data Confidence level and Grace a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
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
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls