Nina vs Vida
Nina and Vidacompared 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 2024, Nina was ranked #160 and Vida #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Nina was ranked #195 and Vida #388 among girls in Norway.
Nina and Vida over time
Nina and Vida appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Nina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vida in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Nina and Vida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #195 and #388.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Nina #137 in 2021, Vida #1703 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1960–2025
Nina held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Vida in 0.
Highest recorded here: Nina #3 in 1964, Vida #196 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nina #195, Vida #388.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2024
Nina held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Vida in 0.
Highest recorded here: Nina #137 in 2021, Vida #1703 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nina #160, Vida #2771.
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.
- Anna vs Nina
Anna and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #195.
Anna · Nina · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anne vs Nina
Anne and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #195.
Anne · Nina · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Nina vs Astrid
Nina and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #195 and #9.
Nina · Astrid · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Nina vs Elin
Nina and Elin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #195 and #263.
Nina · Elin · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Nina | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A 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 |
| Origin | Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnʲi.nə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) | Norway · Girls #388 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Vida does not have one recorded yet.
- Nina and Vida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Nina; Vida doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Nina
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #195 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Vida
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #496 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls