Ilona vs Ine
Ilona and Inecompared 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 1999, Ilona was ranked #514 and Ine #121 among girls in Norway.
Ilona and Ine over time
Ilona and Ine appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Ine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ilona in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ilona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ine 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
Ilona and Ine changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 1999, ending at #514 and #121.
- Longest-running competitions
Ilona and Ine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 1999, ending at #514 and #121.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1964–1999
Ilona held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ine in 30.
Highest recorded here: Ilona #277 in 1967, Ine #111 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Ilona #514, Ine #121.
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 | Ilona | Ine |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | Norway · Girls #140 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ilona has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ine.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ilona
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #413 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1999
Highest recorded position: #277 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1952–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #140 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls