Lene vs Marita
Lene and Maritacompared 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 2016, Lene was ranked #484 and Marita #532 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Lene was ranked #5876 and Marita #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Lene and Marita over time
Lene and Marita appear together in 1 published list, across 66 years of shared records. Lene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marita in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marita 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 Marita changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1948 and 2016, ending at #484 and #532.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 66 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lene and Marita averaged 56.1 places apart, ending at #484 and #532.
- Longest-running competitions
Lene and Marita were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1948 to 2016, ending at #484 and #532.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1948–2016
Lene held the stronger position in 60 of those years, Marita in 6.
Highest recorded here: Lene #4 in 1976, Marita #34 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Lene #484, Marita #532.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Lene
Pairs where Lene shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Lene vs Andrea
Over 63 shared years in Norway · Girls, Andrea rose about as far as Lene fell — from #258 and #401 in 1952 to #482 and #75 in 2021.
Lene · Andrea · 63 shared years, 1952–2021 · Mirrored each other
- Lene vs Julia
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Girls, Julia rose about as far as Lene fell — from #308 and #401 in 1953 to #482 and #51 in 2021.
Lene · Julia · 62 shared years, 1953–2021 · Mirrored each other
- Lene vs Victoria
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Girls, Victoria rose about as far as Lene fell — from #265 and #383 in 1951 to #482 and #66 in 2021.
Lene · Victoria · 62 shared years, 1951–2021 · Mirrored each other
- Lene vs Alexandra
Over 57 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Lene fell — from #258 and #400 in 1952 to #482 and #148 in 2021.
Lene · Alexandra · 57 shared years, 1952–2021 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Lene | Marita |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) | Norway · Girls #494 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lene has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marita.
- 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
Marita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #349 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #34 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #494 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls