Janne vs Tina
Janne and Tinacompared 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 2023, Janne was ranked #469 and Tina #398 among girls in Norway.
Janne and Tina over time
Janne and Tina appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Tina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janne 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.
Janne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tina 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Janne and Tina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1958 to 2023, ending at #469 and #398.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1958–2023
Janne held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tina in 31.
Highest recorded here: Janne #22 in 1973, Tina #20 in 1987.
The order changed in 2016: Tina moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #396 and #503; by 2016 that had become #520 and #301.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Janne #469, Tina #398.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Janne
Pairs where Janne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Janne vs Laila
Janne and Laila changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #469 and #354.
Janne · Laila · 72 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Tone vs Janne
Tone and Janne changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #535 and #469.
Tone · Janne · 71 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Inger vs Janne
Inger and Janne changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #220 and #469.
Inger · Janne · 72 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Janne vs May
Janne and May changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #469 and #422.
Janne · May · 71 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Other comparisons involving Tina
Pairs where Tina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tina vs Julia
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Julia rose about as far as Tina fell — from #308 and #373 in 1960 to #488 and #85 in 2025.
Tina · Julia · 65 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sarah vs Tina
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sarah rose about as far as Tina fell — from #490 and #308 in 1960 to #115 and #488 in 2025.
Sarah · Tina · 65 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Hedvig vs Tina
Over 63 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hedvig rose about as far as Tina fell — from #467 and #308 in 1960 to #19 and #488 in 2025.
Hedvig · Tina · 63 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Maja vs Tina
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Tina fell — from #444 and #308 in 1960 to #27 and #488 in 2025.
Maja · Tina · 61 shared years, 1960–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Janne | Tina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #469 (2023) | Norway · Girls #488 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janne and Tina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Janne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #148 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #469 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Tina
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #326 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls