Chase vs Linnea
Chase and Linneacompared 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 2017, Chase was ranked #5765 and Linnea #4763 among girls in England and Wales.
Chase and Linnea over time
Chase and Linnea appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Linnea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Chase 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.
Linnea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Chase 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
Chase and Linnea changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2017, ending at #5765 and #4763.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Chase #2137 in 2006, Linnea #2084 in 2005.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2017
Chase held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Linnea in 8.
Highest recorded here: Chase #2137 in 2006, Linnea #2084 in 2005.
The order changed in 2010: Linnea moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #3031 and #3422; by 2010 that had become #5707 and #2392.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Chase #5765, Linnea #4763.
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 | Chase | Linnea |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #490 (2024) | Norway · Girls #31 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Chase and Linnea both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Chase
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2016
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2013 (recorded 2010–2016).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #490 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Linnea
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #31 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls