Iris vs Irma
Iris and Irmacompared 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, Iris was ranked #76 and Irma #491 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Iris was ranked #84 and Irma #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1973, Iris was ranked #402 and Irma #449 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Iris and Irma over time
Iris and Irma appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Iris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Irma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Irma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iris 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
Iris and Irma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2024, ending at #76 and #491.
- Longest-running competitions
Iris and Irma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1946 to 2024, ending at #76 and #491.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1946–2024
Iris held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Irma in 2.
Highest recorded here: Iris #76 in 2024, Irma #269 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Iris #76, Irma #491.
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 | Iris | Irma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #100 (2025) | Norway · Girls #491 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iris and Irma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Iris
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #100 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Irma
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #330 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2024
Highest recorded position: #269 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #491 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls