Ines vs Sumaya
Ines and Sumayacompared 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 2024, Ines was ranked #424 and Sumaya #408 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ines was ranked #583 and Sumaya #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Ines was ranked #663 and Sumaya #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ines and Sumaya over time
Ines and Sumaya appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Sumaya held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ines in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Sumaya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ines 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
Ines and Sumaya changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #583 and #1160.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ines held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sumaya in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ines #449 in 2021, Sumaya #385 in 2007.
The order changed in 2016: Ines moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #686 and #674; by 2016 that had become #605 and #676.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ines #583, Sumaya #1160.
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1992–2024
Ines held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sumaya in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ines #243 in 2021, Sumaya #291 in 2009.
The order changed in 2023: Sumaya moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #249 and #366; by 2023 that had become #441 and #427.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ines #424, Sumaya #408.
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 | Ines | Sumaya |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #309 (2025) | Norway · Girls #408 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ines and Sumaya both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ines
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #436 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #309 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sumaya
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #678 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2024
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1992–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls