Lene vs Mary-Ann
Lene and Mary-Anncompared 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 1985, Lene was ranked #20 and Mary-Ann #672 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Lene was ranked #5876 and Mary-Ann #4838 among girls in England and Wales.
Lene and Mary-Ann over time
Lene and Mary-Ann appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 23 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lene rose about as far as Mary-Ann fell — from #377 and #301 in 1946 to #20 and #672 in 1985.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1946–1985
Lene held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Mary-Ann in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lene #17 in 1973, Mary-Ann #260 in 1952.
The order changed in 1955: Lene moved ahead. In 1954 they stood at #309 and #288; by 1955 that had become #260 and #315.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Lene #20, Mary-Ann #672.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Lene held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mary-Ann in 8.
Highest recorded here: Lene #1831 in 2000, Mary-Ann #2438 in 2005.
The order changed in 2001: Mary-Ann moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #1831 and #3912; by 2001 that had become #3998 and #2783.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Lene #5876, Mary-Ann #4838.
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 | Mary-Ann |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lene has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mary-Ann.
- 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
Mary-Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #301 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1985
Highest recorded position: #260 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1946–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls