Renate vs Stephanie
Renate and Stephaniecompared 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 2010, Renate was ranked #576 and Stephanie #439 among girls in Norway.
Renate and Stephanie over time
Renate and Stephanie appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Renate held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stephanie 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.
Renate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stephanie 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Renate and Stephanie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1966 to 2010, ending at #576 and #439.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1966–2010
Renate held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Stephanie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Renate #32 in 1979, Stephanie #178 in 1989.
The order changed in 2010: Stephanie moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #525 and #616; by 2010 that had become #576 and #439.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Renate #576, Stephanie #439.
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 | Renate | Stephanie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The feminine form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown, wreath'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstɛf.ə.ni/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #576 (2010) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 65/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stephanie has a recorded origin (Greek); Renate does not have one recorded yet.
- Renate and Stephanie both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Stephanie; Renate doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Renate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #308 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2010
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #576 among girls in Norway, in 2010.
Norway · Girls
Stephanie
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2010
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1953–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls