Iris vs Juliane
Iris and Julianecompared 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, Iris was ranked #100 and Juliane #405 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Iris was ranked #147 and Juliane #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Iris and Juliane over time
Iris and Juliane appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Iris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Juliane in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Juliane 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Iris and Juliane were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #100 and #405.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1971–2025
Iris held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Juliane in 1.
Highest recorded here: Iris #82 in 2020, Juliane #212 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iris #100, Juliane #405.
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 | Juliane |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #100 (2025) | Norway · Girls #405 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iris has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Juliane.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Juliane
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #582 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1971–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #405 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls