Alina vs Irmelin
Alina and Irmelincompared 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 2023, Alina was ranked #148 and Irmelin #514 among girls in Norway.
Alina and Irmelin over time
Alina and Irmelin appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Alina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Irmelin 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.
Irmelin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alina 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
Alina and Irmelin changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2023, ending at #148 and #514.
- Longest-running competitions
Alina and Irmelin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1959 to 2023, ending at #148 and #514.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1959–2023
Alina held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Irmelin in 5.
Highest recorded here: Alina #96 in 2016, Irmelin #255 in 1997.
The order changed in 2000: Alina moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #364 and #347; by 2000 that had become #276 and #604.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alina #148, Irmelin #514.
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 | Alina | Irmelin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form derived from longer names ending in '-alina', such as Adelina and Albina. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Used across Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian and Spanish traditions | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /a.ˈli.na/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #146 (2025) | Norway · Girls #514 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alina has a recorded origin (Used across Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian and Spanish traditions); Irmelin does not have one recorded yet.
- Alina and Irmelin both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Alina; Irmelin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alina
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Irmelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #368 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2023
Highest recorded position: #255 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls