Elin vs Linda
Elin and Lindacompared 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 2024, Elin was ranked #216 and Linda #376 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elin was ranked #885 and Linda #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Elin was ranked #872 and Linda #1892 among girls in England and Wales.
Elin and Linda over time
Elin and Linda appear together in 2 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Elin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Linda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elin and Linda changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2024, ending at #216 and #376.
- Longest-running competitions
Elin and Linda were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #872 and #1892.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elin #349 in 1999, Linda #638 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls79 shared years, 1945–2024
Elin held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Linda in 30.
Highest recorded here: Elin #4 in 1974, Linda #1 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elin #216, Linda #376.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Elin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Linda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elin #349 in 1999, Linda #638 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elin #872, Linda #1892.
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 | Elin | Linda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #263 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elin and Linda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 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: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Linda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls