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Sarah vs Stine

Sarah and Stinecompared 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, Sarah was ranked #115 and Stine #384 among girls in Norway.

Sarah and Stine over time

Sarah and Stine appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Stine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sarah 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.

Stine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sarah 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2004, Sarah moved ahead of Stine in Norway · Girls — #56 and #45 the year before became #52 and #56.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sarah rose about as far as Stine fell — from #490 and #215 in 1960 to #115 and #384 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Sarah and Stine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 65 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #115 and #384.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1960–2025

    Sarah held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Stine in 43.

    Highest recorded here: Sarah #35 in 2007, Stine #3 in 1986.

    The order changed in 2004: Sarah moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #56 and #45; by 2004 that had become #52 and #56.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sarah #115, Stine #384.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Sarah

Pairs where Sarah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Stine

Pairs where Stine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Sarah, Stine
FieldSarahStine
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFrom Hebrew, meaning 'lady, princess, noblewoman'. In the Old Testament, Sarah's name was changed from Sarai by God, alongside Abraham's own name change (Genesis 17:15); she is regarded as matriarch of the Jewish people.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈsɛɹ.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #66 (2025)Norway · Girls #384 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sarah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Stine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Sarah and Stine both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sarah; Stine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Sarah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #86 among girls in New Zealand in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2019

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1958–2019).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Stine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #312 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #384 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls