Lene vs Linda
Lene and Lindacompared 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 2018, Lene was ranked #489 and Linda #434 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Lene was ranked #5876 and Linda #1184 among girls in England and Wales.
Lene and Linda over time
Lene and Linda appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Linda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lene in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Linda 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lene and Linda changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2018, ending at #489 and #434.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 72 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lene and Linda averaged 50.6 places apart, ending at #489 and #434.
- Longest-running competitions
Lene and Linda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 72 years, from 1946 to 2018, ending at #489 and #434.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Lene #4 in 1976, Linda #1 in 1975.
List by list
Norway · Girls72 shared years, 1946–2018
Lene held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Linda in 51.
Highest recorded here: Lene #4 in 1976, Linda #1 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Lene #489, Linda #434.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Lene held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Linda in 9.
Highest recorded here: Lene #1831 in 2000, Linda #655 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Lene #5876, Linda #1184.
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 | Lene | Linda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lene and Linda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Linda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls