Isabel vs Stina
Isabel and Stinacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Isabel was ranked #122 and Stina #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2022, Isabel was ranked #225 and Stina #432 among girls in Norway.
Isabel and Stina over time
Isabel and Stina appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Isabel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stina 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.
Stina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Isabel 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 2002, Isabel moved ahead of Stina in Norway · Girls — #136 and #128 the year before became #132 and #205.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Isabel and Stina changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #225 and #432.
- Longest-running competitions
Isabel and Stina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 58 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #225 and #432.
List by list
Norway · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2022
Isabel held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Stina in 24.
Highest recorded here: Isabel #81 in 2006, Stina #113 in 2003.
The order changed in 2002: Isabel moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #136 and #128; by 2002 that had become #132 and #205.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Isabel #225, Stina #432.
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 | Isabel | Stina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #127 (2025) | Norway · Girls #432 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isabel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Stina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Isabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #320 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Stina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2022
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1950–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #432 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls