Dina vs Elizabeth
Dina and Elizabethcompared 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 2022, Dina was ranked #905 and Elizabeth #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Dina was ranked #1166 and Elizabeth #74 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Dina was ranked #165 and Elizabeth #484 among girls in Norway.
Dina and Elizabeth over time
Dina and Elizabeth appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Elizabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dina 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
Dina and Elizabeth changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2024, ending at #165 and #484.
- Mirrored each other
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Dina rose about as far as Elizabeth fell — from #368 and #255 in 1947 to #165 and #484 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Dina and Elizabeth were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1166 and #74.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Dina #643 in 1996, Elizabeth #26 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1947–2024
Dina held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Elizabeth in 30.
Highest recorded here: Dina #50 in 2003, Elizabeth #154 in 1968.
The order changed in 1990: Dina moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #239 and #222; by 1990 that had become #284 and #285.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dina #165, Elizabeth #484.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Dina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elizabeth in 30.
Highest recorded here: Dina #643 in 1996, Elizabeth #26 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dina #1166, Elizabeth #74.
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 | Dina | Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | /ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #248 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #74 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 65/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Dina does not have one recorded yet.
- Dina has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Elizabeth.
- A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Dina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Dina
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elizabeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #74 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls