Irina vs Lene
Irina and Lenecompared 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 2010, Irina was ranked #592 and Lene #456 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Irina was ranked #3681 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Irina and Lene over time
Irina and Lene appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Irina and Lene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 55 years, from 1950 to 2010, ending at #592 and #456.
List by list
Norway · Girls55 shared years, 1950–2010
Irina held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lene in 54.
Highest recorded here: Irina #136 in 1962, Lene #4 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Irina #592, Lene #456.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2000–2012
Irina held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lene in 1.
Highest recorded here: Irina #2104 in 2010, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order changed in 2008: Irina moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #5201 and #5201; by 2008 that had become #3005 and #5545.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Irina #3681, Lene #5876.
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 | Irina | Lene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) |
| 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
- Irina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lene.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Irina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2023
Highest recorded position: #136 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lene
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls