Pauline vs Renathe
Pauline and Renathecompared 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 1996, Pauline was ranked #262 and Renathe #499 among girls in Norway.
Pauline and Renathe over time
Pauline and Renathe appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Renathe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pauline 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.
Renathe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pauline 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1972–1996
Pauline held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Renathe in 10.
Highest recorded here: Pauline #262 in 1996, Renathe #334 in 1972.
The order changed in 1993: Pauline moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #565 and #484; by 1993 that had become #462 and #467.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Pauline #262, Renathe #499.
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 | Pauline | Renathe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | Norway · Girls #499 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Pauline and Renathe both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Renathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1996
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1967–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #499 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Girls