Dina vs Ruta
Dina and Rutacompared 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 2013, Dina was ranked #179 and Ruta #589 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Dina was ranked #894 and Ruta #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Dina and Ruta over time
Dina and Ruta appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Dina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ruta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ruta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Ruta changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2013, ending at #179 and #589.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1969–2013
Dina held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ruta in 3.
Highest recorded here: Dina #118 in 1999, Ruta #280 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Dina #179, Ruta #589.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2001–2020
Dina held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ruta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dina #767 in 2018, Ruta #3998 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Dina #894, Ruta #5493.
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 | Ruta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #248 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dina and Ruta both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #248 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ruta
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #580 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2013
Highest recorded position: #280 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls