Elvira vs Lena
Elvira and Lenacompared 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, Elvira was ranked #113 and Lena #294 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Elvira was ranked #3035 and Lena #288 among girls in England and Wales.
Elvira and Lena over time
Elvira and Lena appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Lena held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elvira 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 2019, Elvira moved ahead of Lena in Norway · Girls — #123 and #112 the year before became #97 and #131.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elvira and Lena changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2025, ending at #113 and #294.
- Longest-running competitions
Elvira and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #113 and #294.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1953–2025
Elvira held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lena in 35.
Highest recorded here: Elvira #81 in 2014, Lena #23 in 1975.
The order changed in 2019: Elvira moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #123 and #112; by 2019 that had become #97 and #131.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elvira #113, Lena #294.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1998–2025
Elvira held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lena in 23.
Highest recorded here: Elvira #2770 in 1999, Lena #129 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elvira #3035, Lena #288.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Lena
Pairs where Lena shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Anna vs Lena
Anna and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #294.
Anna · Lena · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anne vs Lena
Anne and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #294.
Anne · Lena · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Astrid vs Lena
Astrid and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #9 and #294.
Astrid · Lena · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Elisabeth vs Lena
Elisabeth and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #171 and #294.
Elisabeth · Lena · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Elvira | Lena |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of names ending in '-lena', such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena — widely used independently. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈleː.na/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #113 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lena has a recorded origin (Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions); Elvira does not have one recorded yet.
- Elvira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lena.
- A meaning is recorded for Lena; Elvira doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Elvira
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lena
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #346 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #288 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls