Jane vs Lin
Jane and Lincompared 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 2001, Jane was ranked #537 and Lin #544 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jane was ranked #1160 and Lin #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Jane and Lin over time
Jane and Lin appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Jane held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lin 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Jane #110 in 1973, Lin #114 in 1973.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1970–2001
Jane held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lin in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jane #110 in 1973, Lin #114 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Jane #537, Lin #544.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2005–2024
Jane held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jane #708 in 2005, Lin #3549 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jane #1160, Lin #3695.
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 | Jane | Lin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | Norway · Girls #513 (2025) |
| 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
- Jane has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Lin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Jane
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lin
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #513 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls