Galina vs Iris
Galina and Iriscompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Galina was ranked #5687 and Iris #61 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1988, Galina was ranked #667 and Iris #227 among girls in Norway.
Galina and Iris over time
Galina and Iris appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Iris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Galina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Galina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iris 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
Galina and Iris changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1988, ending at #667 and #227.
- Longest-running competitions
Galina and Iris were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1945 to 1988, ending at #667 and #227.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1945–1988
Galina held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Iris in 33.
Highest recorded here: Galina #241 in 1954, Iris #143 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Galina #667, Iris #227.
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 | Galina | Iris |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | Norway · Girls #100 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Galina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iris.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Galina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #325 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1988
Highest recorded position: #241 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1988).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Iris
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #100 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls