Regine vs Tora
Regine and Toracompared 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, Regine was ranked #523 and Tora #186 among girls in Norway.
Regine and Tora over time
Regine and Tora appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Tora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Regine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Regine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tora 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
Regine and Tora changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1965 and 2025, ending at #523 and #186.
- Longest-running competitions
Regine and Tora were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #523 and #186.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1965–2025
Regine held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tora in 40.
Highest recorded here: Regine #125 in 2000, Tora #126 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Regine #523, Tora #186.
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 | Regine | Tora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #523 (2025) | Norway · Girls #186 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Regine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tora.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Regine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #405 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tora
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #220 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: #126 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls