Lena vs Maren
Lena and Marencompared 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, Lena was ranked #294 and Maren #199 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Lena was ranked #288 and Maren #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Lena and Maren over time
Lena and Maren appear together in 2 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Lena held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maren in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maren 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
Lena and Maren changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #294 and #199.
- Longest-running competitions
Lena and Maren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 79 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #294 and #199.
List by list
Norway · Girls79 shared years, 1945–2025
Lena held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Maren in 39.
Highest recorded here: Lena #20 in 1969, Maren #21 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lena #294, Maren #199.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2025
Lena held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maren in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lena #128 in 2013, Maren #2927 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lena #288, Maren #5927.
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 | Lena | Maren |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of names ending in '-lena', such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena — widely used independently. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈleː.na/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (2025) | Norway · Girls #199 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lena has a recorded origin (Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions); Maren does not have one recorded yet.
- Lena and Maren both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lena; Maren doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lena
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #346 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #288 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maren
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #316 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls