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Gry vs Lene

Gry 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 2003, Gry was ranked #547 and Lene #130 among girls in Norway.

Gry and Lene over time

Gry and Lene appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Lene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gry 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.

Gry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lene 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1970, Lene moved ahead of Gry in Norway · Girls — #31 and #35 the year before became #38 and #23.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Gry and Lene changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2003, ending at #547 and #130.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lene rose about as far as Gry fell — from #310 and #377 in 1946 to #547 and #130 in 2003.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Gry and Lene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1946 to 2003, ending at #547 and #130.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls56 shared years, 19462003

    Gry held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Lene in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Gry #31 in 1969, Lene #4 in 1976.

    The order changed in 1970: Lene moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #31 and #35; by 1970 that had become #38 and #23.

    Most recent shared year, 2003: Gry #547, Lene #130.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Gry, Lene
FieldGryLene
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #547 (2003)Norway · Girls #482 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Gry has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lene.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Gry

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #303 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2003

    Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2003).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2003

    Most recently recorded at #547 among girls in Norway, in 2003.

    Norway · Girls

Lene

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1946–2021

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.

    Norway · Girls