Caitriona vs Lene
Caitriona 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Caitriona was ranked #4838 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Caitriona and Lene over time
Caitriona and Lene appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Caitriona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lene 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.
Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Caitriona 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2000–2012
Caitriona held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Lene in 3.
Highest recorded here: Caitriona #2023 in 2001, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order changed in 2008: Caitriona moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #5061 and #4157; by 2008 that had become #4524 and #5545.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Caitriona #4838, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Caitriona | 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024) | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caitriona has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Caitriona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 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 recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #70 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · 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