Serine vs Tove
Serine and Tovecompared 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, Serine was ranked #361 and Tove #489 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Serine was ranked #5927 and Tove #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Serine and Tove over time
Serine and Tove appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Serine and Tove changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1986 and 2025, ending at #361 and #489.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1986–2025
Serine held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Tove in 8.
Highest recorded here: Serine #237 in 2001, Tove #181 in 1986.
The order changed in 2025: Serine moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #528 and #487; by 2025 that had become #361 and #489.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Serine #361, Tove #489.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2025
Serine held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tove in 4.
Highest recorded here: Serine #2487 in 2008, Tove #2674 in 2018.
The order changed in 2018: Tove moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #4063 and #5765; by 2018 that had become #5666 and #2674.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Serine #5927, Tove #4201.
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 Tove
Pairs where Tove shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tove vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #9.
Tove · Astrid · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ingrid vs Tove
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #19 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #489.
Ingrid · Tove · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Solveig
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #14 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #28.
Tove · Solveig · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #93.
Tove · Åse · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Serine | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #361 (2025) | Norway · Girls #489 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Serine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tove.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Serine
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #671 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls