Lynne vs Pauline
Lynne and Paulinecompared 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 1965, Lynne was ranked #93 and Pauline #66 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1964, Lynne was ranked #89 and Pauline #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Lynne was ranked #440 and Pauline #326 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Lynne was ranked #5742 and Pauline #2887 among girls in England and Wales.
Lynne and Pauline over time
Lynne and Pauline appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Pauline held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lynne in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lynne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Pauline 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Lynne and Pauline were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 1997, ending at #440 and #326.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Lynne #49 in 1952, Pauline #52 in 1954.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–1997
Lynne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Pauline in 33.
Highest recorded here: Lynne #203 in 1983, Pauline #12 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Lynne #440, Pauline #326.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1952–1964
Lynne held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Pauline in 3.
Highest recorded here: Lynne #49 in 1952, Pauline #52 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1964: Lynne #89, Pauline #86.
New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1954–1965
Lynne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Pauline in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lynne #62 in 1954, Pauline #31 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1965: Lynne #93, Pauline #66.
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 | Lynne | Pauline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lynne has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Pauline.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Lynne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1964
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1964).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Girls
Pauline
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls