Lone vs Patricia
Lone and Patriciacompared 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 2017, Lone was ranked #224 and Patricia #544 among girls in Norway.
Lone and Patricia over time
Lone and Patricia appear together in 1 published list, across 57 years of shared records. Lone held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Patricia in 0.
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.
Patricia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lone 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1985, Lone moved ahead of Patricia in Norway · Girls — #442 and #307 the year before became #199 and #494.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lone and Patricia changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2017, ending at #224 and #544.
- Longest-running competitions
Lone and Patricia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 57 years, from 1946 to 2017, ending at #224 and #544.
List by list
Norway · Girls57 shared years, 1946–2017
Lone held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Patricia in 9.
Highest recorded here: Lone #151 in 2007, Patricia #264 in 1966.
The order changed in 1985: Lone moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #442 and #307; by 1985 that had become #199 and #494.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Lone #224, Patricia #544.
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 | Lone | Patricia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #224 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lone has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Patricia.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lone
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #394 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: #149 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Patricia
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1978
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1978).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls