Irina vs Marzena
Irina and Marzenacompared 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 1994, Irina was ranked #362 and Marzena #590 among girls in Norway.
Irina and Marzena over time
Irina and Marzena appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Irina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marzena in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Irina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marzena 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Irina and Marzena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1962 to 1994, ending at #362 and #590.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1962–1994
Irina held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Marzena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Irina #136 in 1962, Marzena #264 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Irina #362, Marzena #590.
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 | Marzena |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #590 (1994) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Irina and Marzena both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #1454 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marzena
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #418 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1994
Highest recorded position: #264 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1962–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #590 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls