Lene vs Rana
Lene and Ranacompared 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 2013, Lene was ranked #543 and Rana #486 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Lene was ranked #5876 and Rana #1720 among girls in England and Wales.
Lene and Rana over time
Lene and Rana 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 one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rana 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1967–2013
Lene held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Rana in 1.
Highest recorded here: Lene #4 in 1976, Rana #302 in 1982.
The order changed in 2013: Rana moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #456 and #606; by 2013 that had become #543 and #486.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Lene #543, Rana #486.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Lene held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rana in 8.
Highest recorded here: Lene #1831 in 2000, Rana #1302 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Lene #5876, Rana #1720.
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 | Rana |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lene and Rana 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
Rana
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #576 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2017
Highest recorded position: #302 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1967–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1743 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls