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Celina vs Dina

Celina and Dinacompared 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 2025, Celina was ranked #189 and Dina #248 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Celina was ranked #1198 and Dina #1198 among girls in England and Wales.

Celina and Dina over time

Celina and Dina appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Dina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Celina 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 2025, Celina moved ahead of Dina in Norway · Girls — #191 and #165 the year before became #189 and #248.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Celina and Dina changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2025, ending at #189 and #248.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Celina and Dina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #189 and #248.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Celina #1165 in 1998, Dina #643 in 1996.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls45 shared years, 19762025

    Celina held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Dina in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Celina #51 in 2002, Dina #50 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2025: Celina moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #191 and #165; by 2025 that had become #189 and #248.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Celina #189, Dina #248.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Celina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dina in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Celina #1165 in 1998, Dina #643 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Celina #1198, Dina #1198.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Celina, Dina
FieldCelinaDina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #189 (2025)Norway · Girls #248 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Celina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Celina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #344 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1976–2025

    Highest recorded position: #51 among girls in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1976–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #189 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Dina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #368 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1947–2025

    Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1947–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #248 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls