Irene vs Lise
Irene and Lisecompared 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 2025, Irene was ranked #507 and Lise #252 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Irene was ranked #1788 and Lise #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Irene and Lise over time
Irene and Lise appear together in 1 published list, across 78 years of shared records. Lise held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Irene 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.
Irene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lise 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
Irene and Lise changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #507 and #252.
- Longest-running competitions
Irene and Lise were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #507 and #252.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Irene #34 in 1965, Lise #33 in 1966.
List by list
Norway · Girls78 shared years, 1945–2025
Irene held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Lise in 57.
Highest recorded here: Irene #34 in 1965, Lise #33 in 1966.
The order changed in 2021: Lise moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #379 and #384; by 2021 that had become #439 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Irene #507, Lise #252.
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 | Irene | Lise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Norway · Girls #252 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Irene has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lise.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Irene
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #60 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: #34 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #507 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #87 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: #33 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls