Kine vs Therese
Kine and Theresecompared 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 2025, Kine was ranked #407 and Therese #487 among girls in Norway.
Kine and Therese over time
Kine and Therese appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Therese held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kine 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kine and Therese changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #407 and #487.
- Longest-running competitions
Kine and Therese were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #407 and #487.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Kine #18 in 1986, Therese #21 in 1986.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1966–2025
Kine held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Therese in 34.
Highest recorded here: Kine #18 in 1986, Therese #21 in 1986.
The order changed in 2023: Kine moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #421 and #384; by 2023 that had become #419 and #458.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kine #407, Therese #487.
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 | Kine | Therese |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #407 (2025) | Norway · Girls #487 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kine has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Therese.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kine
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #480 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #407 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Therese
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls