Lea vs Tilde
Lea and Tildecompared 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, Lea was ranked #82 and Tilde #108 among girls in Norway.
Lea and Tilde over time
Lea and Tilde appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Lea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tilde in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tilde 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lea and Tilde changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1988 and 2025, ending at #82 and #108.
- Longest-running competitions
Lea and Tilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #82 and #108.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1988–2025
Lea held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Tilde in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lea #55 in 2004, Tilde #81 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lea #82, Tilde #108.
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 | Lea | Tilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A form of Leah used across several European languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/French/Finnish transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleː.a/ | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Leah, Léa | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #82 (2025) | Norway · Girls #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Lea has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/French/Finnish transmission); Tilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Lea has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Lea; Tilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Lea a "high" Data Confidence level and Tilde a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Lea
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #610 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #108 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls