Breda vs Lena
Breda 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Breda was ranked #885 and Lena #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Breda was ranked #4798 and Lena #567 among girls in England and Wales.
Breda and Lena over time
Breda and Lena appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Breda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lena 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.
Breda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lena 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2008, Lena moved ahead of Breda in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #461 and #523 the year before became #750 and #189.
- Longest-running competitions
Breda and Lena were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #266.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2025
Breda held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Lena in 11.
Highest recorded here: Breda #131 in 1964, Lena #78 in 2013.
The order changed in 2008: Lena moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #461 and #523; by 2008 that had become #750 and #189.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Breda #885, Lena #266.
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 | Breda | 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 | Not yet recorded | /ˈleː.na/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | 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); Breda does not have one recorded yet.
- Breda and Lena both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lena; Breda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Breda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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