Grace vs Tine
Grace and Tinecompared 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 2016, Grace was ranked #402 and Tine #541 among girls in Norway.
Grace and Tine over time
Grace and Tine appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Tine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Grace 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.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tine 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
Grace and Tine changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 2016, ending at #402 and #541.
- Longest-running competitions
Grace and Tine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1957 to 2016, ending at #402 and #541.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1957–2016
Grace held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tine in 38.
Highest recorded here: Grace #321 in 1959, Tine #53 in 1986.
The order changed in 2016: Grace moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #481 and #440; by 2016 that had become #402 and #541.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Grace #402, Tine #541.
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 | Grace | Tine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | Norway · Girls #541 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Tine does not have one recorded yet.
- Grace and Tine both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Tine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Tine a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Tine
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2016
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1952–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #541 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls