Barbara vs Izabela
Barbara and Izabelacompared 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 1998, Barbara was ranked #533 and Izabela #555 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Barbara was ranked #856 and Izabela #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Barbara was ranked #2000 and Izabela #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Izabela over time
Barbara and Izabela appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Izabela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Barbara in 1.
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.
Izabela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Barbara in 1. 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
Barbara and Izabela changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 1998, ending at #533 and #555.
- Longest-running competitions
Barbara and Izabela were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1963 to 1998, ending at #533 and #555.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Barbara #167 in 1983, Izabela #194 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1963–1998
Barbara held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Izabela in 4.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1983, Izabela #194 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Barbara #533, Izabela #555.
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Barbara held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Izabela in 18.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #848 in 1996, Izabela #648 in 2017.
The order changed in 2008: Izabela moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1234 and #1384; by 2008 that had become #1176 and #995.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barbara #2000, Izabela #1302.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2005–2023
Barbara held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Izabela in 10.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #316 in 2015, Izabela #304 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Barbara #856, Izabela #555.
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 | Barbara | Izabela |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1302 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Izabela.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Izabela
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #505 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2008
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1963–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1302 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls