Irena vs Jamila
Irena and Jamilacompared 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, Irena was ranked #656 and Jamila #657 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Irena was ranked #2689 and Jamila #1371 among girls in England and Wales.
Irena and Jamila over time
Irena and Jamila appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 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.
Jamila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irena 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
Irena and Jamila changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 1990, ending at #656 and #657.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Irena #2416 in 2000, Jamila #833 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1961–1990
Irena held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jamila in 7.
Highest recorded here: Irena #314 in 1966, Jamila #322 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Irena #656, Jamila #657.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2000–2023
Irena held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jamila in 18.
Highest recorded here: Irena #2416 in 2000, Jamila #833 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Irena #2689, Jamila #1371.
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 | Irena | Jamila |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2689 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Irena and Jamila both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Irena
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #352 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–1990
Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1947–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2689 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Jamila
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #322 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2011
Highest recorded position: #322 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1961–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls