Sandra vs Stina
Sandra and Stinacompared 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 2022, Sandra was ranked #270 and Stina #432 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Sandra was ranked #899 and Stina #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Sandra and Stina over time
Sandra and Stina appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Sandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stina 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
Sandra and Stina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #270 and #432.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1964–2022
Sandra held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Stina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Sandra #20 in 1990, Stina #113 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Sandra #270, Stina #432.
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 | Sandra | Stina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #257 (2025) | Norway · Girls #432 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sandra and Stina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Sandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #351 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1980
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1962 (recorded 1954–1980).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #257 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Stina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2022
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1950–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #432 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls