Ieva vs Lisbeth
Ieva and Lisbethcompared 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 2005, Ieva was ranked #600 and Lisbeth #608 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Ieva was ranked #1649 and Lisbeth #4736 among girls in England and Wales.
Ieva and Lisbeth over time
Ieva and Lisbeth appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Lisbeth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ieva 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.
Lisbeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ieva 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1971–2005
Ieva held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lisbeth in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ieva #190 in 1989, Lisbeth #61 in 1972.
The order changed in 2005: Ieva moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #561 and #522; by 2005 that had become #600 and #608.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Ieva #600, Lisbeth #608.
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 | Ieva | Lisbeth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #4736 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ieva and Lisbeth both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ieva
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #578 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2019
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1971–2019).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Lisbeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #71 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #4736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls