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Lene vs Serina

Lene and Serinacompared 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 2021, Lene was ranked #482 and Serina #452 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2012, Lene was ranked #5876 and Serina #4838 among girls in England and Wales.

Lene and Serina over time

Lene and Serina appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 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.

Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Serina 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls29 shared years, 19882021

    Lene held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Serina in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Lene #23 in 1988, Serina #306 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2016: Serina moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #375 and #423; by 2016 that had become #484 and #306.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Lene #482, Serina #452.

  • England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 20002012

    Lene held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Serina in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Lene #1831 in 2000, Serina #1995 in 2000.

    The order changed in 2004: Serina moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1831 and #1995; by 2004 that had become #3725 and #2802.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Lene #5876, Serina #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

Side-by-side comparison of Lene, Serina
FieldLeneSerina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #482 (2021)Norway · Girls #452 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lene has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Lene

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1946–2021

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.

    Norway · Girls

Serina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1980

    First recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1988–2025

    Highest recorded position: #306 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1988–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #452 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls