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Lene

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lene: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Lene: Recorded since 1946, it reached #4 in 1976, and it stood at #482 in 2021.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2012

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2012, ranging from #1831 to #5876.20002004200620082012#1831#5876
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#1831
2001#3998
2004#3725
2005#4798
2006#4157
2007#5201
2008#5545
2010#4688
2012#5876

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 73 of the 76 years from 1946 to 2021.

In 2012: #400 among girls in Norway, #5876 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1946–2021 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2021

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #4 in Norway in 1979.

Lene's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4824HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4895HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4846HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#37511HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5265HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5435HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#40010HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#40010HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4568HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#27519HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#23824HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#23723HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#27817HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#24022HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#18830HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#13048HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#11953HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#10465HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#7397HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#75100HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#8093HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#9586HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#60125HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#50143HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#47154HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#42174HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#47176HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#24259HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#37215HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#27246HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#23259HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#14279HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#19265HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#20264HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#16301HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#10359HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#12344HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#11343HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#6411HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#4420HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#12346HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#11358HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4490HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#16349HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#15352HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#17335HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#21299HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#24316HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#23313HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#35251HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#46189HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#69121HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#65137HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#7997HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#8489HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#8379HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#8287HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#9164HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#10746HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#12536HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#19320HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#18221HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#21516HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#26013HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3099HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3089HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#25812HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#26511HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#27710HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#23315HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#2949HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3357HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3775HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lene is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Lene, between 1946 and 2021, in 73 of those 76 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: highest position in 1976England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: highest position in 200019462021
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1946–202173#4 in 1976
England and Wales2000–20129#1831 in 2000

Its high point came 24 years earlier in Norway (1976) than in England and Wales (2000).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Lene

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1946–2021.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #4 in Norway in 1979. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.