Cathrin vs Lina
Cathrin and Linacompared 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 1995, Cathrin was ranked #622 and Lina #117 among girls in Norway.
Cathrin and Lina over time
Cathrin and Lina appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Lina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathrin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cathrin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lina 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
Cathrin and Lina changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 1995, ending at #622 and #117.
- Mirrored each other
Over 31 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lina rose about as far as Cathrin fell — from #386 and #346 in 1963 to #622 and #117 in 1995.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathrin and Lina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1963 to 1995, ending at #622 and #117.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1963–1995
Cathrin held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Lina in 28.
Highest recorded here: Cathrin #229 in 1971, Lina #90 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Cathrin #622, Lina #117.
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 | Cathrin | Lina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #622 (1995) | Norway · Girls #111 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrin and Lina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Cathrin
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #386 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–1995
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1963–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #622 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls
Lina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #361 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: #69 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls