Katja vs Lene
Katja 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 2016, Katja was ranked #482 and Lene #484 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Katja was ranked #2969 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Katja and Lene over time
Katja and Lene appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Katja 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Katja and Lene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1967 to 2016, ending at #482 and #484.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Katja #229 in 1975, Lene #4 in 1976.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1967–2016
Katja held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lene in 43.
Highest recorded here: Katja #229 in 1975, Lene #4 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Katja #482, Lene #484.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2000–2012
Katja held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Katja #1831 in 2000, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order changed in 2001: Katja moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #1831 and #1831; by 2001 that had become #2783 and #3998.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Katja #2969, Lene #5876.
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 | Katja | Lene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #496 (2017) | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katja and Lene both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Katja
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2017
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1967–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #496 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Lene
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls