Ema vs Lene
Ema and Lenecompared 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 2021, Ema was ranked #338 and Lene #482 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Ema was ranked #857 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Ema and Lene over time
Ema and Lene appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ema 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1998–2021
Ema held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lene in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ema #287 in 2016, Lene #80 in 1998.
The order changed in 2013: Ema moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #488 and #400; by 2013 that had become #381 and #543.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ema #338, Lene #482.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Ema held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lene in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ema #857 in 2012, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order changed in 2001: Ema moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #1995 and #1831; by 2001 that had become #1617 and #3998.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Ema #857, Lene #5876.
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 | Ema | Lene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #397 (2025) | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) |
| 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
- Ema and Lene both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ema
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2152 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #397 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lene
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls