Annelise vs Irina
Annelise and Irinacompared 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 1996, Annelise was ranked #558 and Irina #578 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Annelise was ranked #1892 and Irina #1454 among girls in England and Wales.
Annelise and Irina over time
Annelise and Irina appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Irina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Annelise 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.
Annelise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Irina 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
Annelise and Irina changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1950 and 1996, ending at #558 and #578.
- Longest-running competitions
Annelise and Irina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1950 to 1996, ending at #558 and #578.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1950–1996
Annelise held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Irina in 23.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #187 in 1959, Irina #136 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Annelise #558, Irina #578.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1998–2025
Annelise held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Irina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #1472 in 2003, Irina #936 in 2019.
The order changed in 2014: Irina moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1587 and #1956; by 2014 that had become #1562 and #1562.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annelise #1892, Irina #1454.
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 | Annelise | Irina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1892 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annelise has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Irina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Annelise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #242 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #187 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Irina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #393 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: #136 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1454 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls