Lina vs Marlene
Lina and Marlenecompared 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 2025, Lina was ranked #111 and Marlene #516 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lina was ranked #287 and Marlene #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Lina was ranked #876 and Marlene #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Lina and Marlene over time
Lina and Marlene appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Lina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marlene in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marlene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lina 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
Lina and Marlene changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2025, ending at #111 and #516.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Lina rose about as far as Marlene fell — from #869 and #3126 in 1996 to #287 and #4843 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Lina and Marlene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #111 and #516.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1967–2025
Lina held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Marlene in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lina #69 in 2007, Marlene #91 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lina #111, Marlene #516.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Lina held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Marlene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lina #287 in 2024, Marlene #1585 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lina #287, Marlene #4843.
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 | Lina | Marlene |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #111 (2025) | Norway · Girls #516 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lina has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marlene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Lina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #361 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Marlene
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #519 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls