Renee vs Thale
Renee and Thalecompared 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 1994, Renee was ranked #650 and Thale #311 among girls in Norway.
Renee and Thale over time
Renee and Thale appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Renee held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thale 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.
Renee reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thale 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
Renee and Thale changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1965 and 1994, ending at #650 and #311.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1965–1994
Renee held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Thale in 8.
Highest recorded here: Renee #341 in 1988, Thale #311 in 1994.
The order changed in 1994: Thale moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #344 and #509; by 1994 that had become #650 and #311.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Renee #650, Thale #311.
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 | Renee | Thale |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The English form of Renée, from Latin roots meaning 'reborn' — a name signifying spiritual rebirth. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin ('reborn'), reaching English through the French Renée | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɹə.ˈneɪ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Renée | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #288 (2024) | Norway · Girls #77 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Renee has a recorded origin (Latin ('reborn'), reaching English through the French Renée); Thale does not have one recorded yet.
- Renee and Thale both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Renee; Thale doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Renee a "high" Data Confidence level and Thale a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Renee
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #487 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1996
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1972–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Thale
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #77 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls