Fatma vs Irena
Fatma and Irenacompared 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 1990, Fatma was ranked #348 and Irena #656 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Fatma was ranked #1705 and Irena #2689 among girls in England and Wales.
Fatma and Irena over time
Fatma and Irena appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Fatma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Irena 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.
Irena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fatma 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
Fatma and Irena changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 1990, ending at #348 and #656.
- Longest-running competitions
Fatma and Irena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1949 to 1990, ending at #348 and #656.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Fatma #282 in 1965, Irena #285 in 1965.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1949–1990
Fatma held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Irena in 11.
Highest recorded here: Fatma #282 in 1965, Irena #285 in 1965.
The order changed in 1984: Fatma moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #477 and #442; by 1984 that had become #345 and #502.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Fatma #348, Irena #656.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2000–2023
Fatma held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Irena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Fatma #678 in 2006, Irena #2416 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Fatma #1705, Irena #2689.
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 | Fatma | Irena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2689 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fatma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Irena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Irena
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #352 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–1990
Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1947–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2689 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls