Hege vs Lena
Hege 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 2012, Hege was ranked #580 and Lena #118 among girls in Norway.
Hege and Lena over time
Hege and Lena appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Hege held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lena 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.
Lena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hege 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 1993, Lena moved ahead of Hege in Norway · Girls — #61 and #66 the year before became #84 and #72.
- Mirrored each other
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lena rose about as far as Hege fell — from #304 and #346 in 1945 to #580 and #118 in 2012.
- Longest-running competitions
Hege and Lena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 65 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #580 and #118.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hege #2 in 1970, Lena #20 in 1969.
List by list
Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1945–2012
Hege held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Lena in 17.
Highest recorded here: Hege #2 in 1970, Lena #20 in 1969.
The order changed in 1993: Lena moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #61 and #66; by 1993 that had become #84 and #72.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Hege #580, Lena #118.
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 | Hege | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #580 (2012) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lena has a recorded origin (Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions); Hege does not have one recorded yet.
- Hege and Lena both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lena; Hege doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hege
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · 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