Petra vs Sine
Petra and Sinecompared 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 2025, Petra was ranked #120 and Sine #528 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Petra was ranked #660 and Sine #581 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2002, Petra was ranked #1372 and Sine #2868 among girls in England and Wales.
Petra and Sine over time
Petra and Sine appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Petra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Petra 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Petra and Sine changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1993 and 2025, ending at #120 and #528.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1993–2025
Petra held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Sine in 4.
Highest recorded here: Petra #120 in 2025, Sine #320 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Petra #120, Sine #528.
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 | Petra | Sine |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #120 (2025) | Norway · Girls #528 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Petra and Sine both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Petra
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #193 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: #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sine
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #320 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #528 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls