Anna vs Iryna
Anna and Irynacompared 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 1994, Anna was ranked #17 and Iryna #631 among girls in Norway.
Anna and Iryna over time
Anna and Iryna appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iryna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Iryna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anna 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1963–1994
Anna held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Iryna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #14 in 1983, Iryna #319 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Anna #17, Iryna #631.
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 | Anna | Iryna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament, from the Hebrew root 'hanan' relating to grace. Appears in the New Testament as a prophetess who recognised Jesus as the Messiah. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈa.na/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #23 (2025) | Norway · Girls #631 (1994) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anna has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission); Iryna does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Iryna.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Iryna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #38 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2021
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1980 (recorded 1956–2021).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Iryna
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #423 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–1994
Highest recorded position: #319 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1963–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls