Lene vs Therese
Lene and Theresecompared 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 Therese #528 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Lene was ranked #5876 and Therese #4838 among girls in England and Wales.
Lene and Therese over time
Lene and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 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 2 of those lists, and Therese 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 Therese changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2018, ending at #489 and #528.
- Longest-running competitions
Lene and Therese were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 63 years, from 1946 to 2018, ending at #489 and #528.
List by list
Norway · Girls63 shared years, 1946–2018
Lene held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Therese in 22.
Highest recorded here: Lene #4 in 1976, Therese #21 in 1986.
The order changed in 2018: Lene moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #484 and #379; by 2018 that had become #489 and #528.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Lene #489, Therese #528.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Lene held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Therese in 6.
Highest recorded here: Lene #1831 in 2000, Therese #2084 in 2005.
The order changed in 2001: Therese moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #1831 and #2416; by 2001 that had become #3998 and #3998.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Lene #5876, Therese #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 | Therese |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) | Norway · Girls #487 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lene has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Therese.
- 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
Therese
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls