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Nina vs Tove

Nina and Tovecompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Nina was ranked #157 and Tove #4201 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Nina was ranked #195 and Tove #489 among girls in Norway.

Nina and Tove over time

Nina and Tove appear together in 2 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Nina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tove 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.

Tove reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Nina 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1945–2025

    Nina held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Tove in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Nina #3 in 1964, Tove #6 in 1957.

    The order changed in 1961: Nina moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #8 and #7; by 1961 that had become #7 and #8.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Nina #195, Tove #489.

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2001–2025

    Nina held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tove in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Nina #137 in 2021, Tove #2674 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Nina #157, Tove #4201.

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 Nina

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

Other comparisons involving Tove

Pairs where Tove 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 — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

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 Nina, Tove
FieldNinaTove
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century.Not yet recorded
OriginVarious (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈnʲi.nə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025)Norway · Girls #489 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Tove does not have one recorded yet.
  • Nina and Tove both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Nina; Tove doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Nina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #132 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tove

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #19 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls