Henny vs Iman
Henny and Imancompared 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 2025, Henny was ranked #173 and Iman #374 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Henny was ranked #4843 and Iman #603 among girls in England and Wales.
Henny and Iman over time
Henny and Iman appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Iman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Henny 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
Henny and Iman changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #173 and #374.
- Longest-running competitions
Henny and Iman were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #173 and #374.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1964–2025
Henny held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Iman in 19.
Highest recorded here: Henny #150 in 2019, Iman #220 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henny #173, Iman #374.
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2002–2024
Henny held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Iman in 19.
Highest recorded here: Henny #2170 in 2019, Iman #284 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henny #4843, Iman #603.
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 | Henny | Iman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #173 (2025) | Norway · Girls #374 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Henny and Iman both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Henny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #124 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #173 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Iman
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #467 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #374 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls