Felicia vs Iben
Felicia and Ibencompared 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 2024, Felicia was ranked #397 and Iben #11 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Felicia was ranked #1121 and Iben #4798 among girls in England and Wales.
Felicia and Iben over time
Felicia and Iben appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Iben held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Felicia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Felicia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iben 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
Felicia and Iben changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2024, ending at #397 and #11.
- Longest-running competitions
Felicia and Iben were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1989 to 2024, ending at #397 and #11.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1989–2024
Felicia held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Iben in 30.
Highest recorded here: Felicia #210 in 2008, Iben #7 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Felicia #397, Iben #11.
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 | Felicia | Iben |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) | Norway · Girls #17 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Felicia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iben.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Felicia
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #625 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2024
Highest recorded position: #210 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1981–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Iben
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #668 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #17 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls