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Lisa vs Tina

Lisa and Tinacompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1981, Lisa was ranked #5 and Tina #97 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1979, Lisa was ranked #7 and Tina #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2003, Lisa was ranked #173 and Tina #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Lisa was ranked #174 and Tina #488 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Lisa was ranked #443 and Tina #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Lisa was ranked #661 and Tina #1892 among girls in England and Wales.

Lisa and Tina over time

Lisa and Tina appear together in 5 published lists, across 182 years of shared records. Lisa held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Tina in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Tina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lisa in 1. 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

    Lisa and Tina changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2025, ending at #174 and #488.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Lisa and Tina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #661 and #1892.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Lisa #105 in 1996, Tina #549 in 1996.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1958–2025

    Lisa held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Tina in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #37 in 1994, Tina #20 in 1987.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lisa #174, Tina #488.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1965–2025

    Lisa held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Tina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #3 in 1984, Tina #182 in 1975.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lisa #443, Tina #718.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Lisa held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Tina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #105 in 1996, Tina #549 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lisa #661, Tina #1892.

  • New Zealand · Girls18 shared years, 1964–1981

    Lisa held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #1 in 1968, Tina #39 in 1968.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Lisa #5, Tina #97.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 1966–1979

    Lisa held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Tina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #2 in 1968, Tina #53 in 1971.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1979: Lisa #7, Tina #94.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Lisa

Pairs where Lisa shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Tina

Pairs where Tina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lisa, Tina
FieldLisaTina
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA short form of Elizabeth, often used independently — notably the name of the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, short form of ElizabethNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈliː.sə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #174 (2025)Norway · Girls #488 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lisa has a recorded origin (Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth); Tina does not have one recorded yet.
  • Lisa and Tina both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Lisa; Tina doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Lisa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #330 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1962–1997

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1962–1997).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #326 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1958–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls