Ina vs Magdalena
Ina and Magdalenacompared 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 2023, Ina was ranked #280 and Magdalena #474 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Ina was ranked #871 and Magdalena #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ina was ranked #2278 and Magdalena #1362 among girls in England and Wales.
Ina and Magdalena over time
Ina and Magdalena appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 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.
Magdalena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ina 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
Ina and Magdalena changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2023, ending at #280 and #474.
- Longest-running competitions
Ina and Magdalena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1952 to 2023, ending at #280 and #474.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1952–2023
Ina held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Magdalena in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ina #56 in 1988, Magdalena #71 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ina #280, Magdalena #474.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1999–2025
Ina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Magdalena in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ina #1854 in 2019, Magdalena #712 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ina #2278, Magdalena #1362.
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 | Ina | Magdalena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #264 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ina has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Magdalena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #344 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: #56 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Magdalena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2023
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls