Cornelia vs Irmelin
Cornelia 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, Cornelia was ranked #112 and Irmelin #514 among girls in Norway.
Cornelia and Irmelin over time
Cornelia and Irmelin appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Cornelia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Irmelin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Irmelin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cornelia 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
Cornelia and Irmelin changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2023, ending at #112 and #514.
- Longest-running competitions
Cornelia and Irmelin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1959 to 2023, ending at #112 and #514.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1959–2023
Cornelia held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Irmelin in 15.
Highest recorded here: Cornelia #106 in 2011, Irmelin #255 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cornelia #112, 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 | Cornelia | Irmelin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #118 (2025) | Norway · Girls #514 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cornelia and Irmelin both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Cornelia
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #379 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #118 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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