Paula vs Rina
Paula and Rinacompared 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 2020, Paula was ranked #387 and Rina #505 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Paula was ranked #1491 and Rina #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Paula and Rina over time
Paula and Rina appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Paula held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Paula and Rina changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2020, ending at #387 and #505.
- Longest-running competitions
Paula and Rina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1952 to 2020, ending at #387 and #505.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1952–2020
Paula held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Rina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Paula #251 in 1996, Rina #391 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Paula #387, Rina #505.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Paula held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Rina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Paula #549 in 1996, Rina #1442 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Paula #1491, Rina #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.
Side by side
| Field | Paula | Rina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #521 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Paula and Rina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Paula
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1984
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1954–1984).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rina
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2020
Highest recorded position: #391 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1952–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls