Hild vs Irina
Hild and Irinacompared 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, Hild was ranked #655 and Irina #328 among girls in Norway.
Hild and Irina over time
Hild and Irina appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Irina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hild 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.
Hild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irina 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1958, Irina moved ahead of Hild in Norway · Girls — #229 and #230 the year before became #388 and #191.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1950–1990
Hild held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Irina in 20.
Highest recorded here: Hild #229 in 1957, Irina #136 in 1962.
The order changed in 1958: Irina moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #229 and #230; by 1958 that had become #388 and #191.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Hild #655, Irina #328.
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 | Hild | Irina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #655 (1990) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hild has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Irina.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #274 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1990
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #655 among girls in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Girls
Irina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #393 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: #136 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls