Mina vs Tine
Mina and Tinecompared 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 2016, Mina was ranked #42 and Tine #541 among girls in Norway.
Mina and Tine over time
Mina and Tine appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Tine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mina 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.
Tine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mina 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 1993, Mina moved ahead of Tine in Norway · Girls — #166 and #134 the year before became #127 and #197.
- Longest-running competitions
Mina and Tine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1956 to 2016, ending at #42 and #541.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1956–2016
Mina held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Tine in 32.
Highest recorded here: Mina #20 in 2007, Tine #53 in 1986.
The order changed in 1993: Mina moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #166 and #134; by 1993 that had become #127 and #197.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Mina #42, Tine #541.
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 | Mina | Tine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) | Norway · Girls #541 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mina and Tine both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tine
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2016
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1952–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #541 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls