Kristine vs Timea
Kristine and Timeacompared 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 2024, Kristine was ranked #5891 and Timea #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Kristine and Timea over time
Kristine and Timea appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Timea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kristine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kristine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Timea 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 England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kristine #2969 in 2012, Timea #1882 in 2014.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2007–2024
Kristine held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Timea in 10.
Highest recorded here: Kristine #2969 in 2012, Timea #1882 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kristine #5891, Timea #2771.
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 | Kristine | Timea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #244 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kristine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Timea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kristine
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #160 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #244 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Timea
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2014
Highest recorded position: #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls