Iris vs Lotte
Iris and Lottecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Iris was ranked #57 and Lotte #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Iris was ranked #100 and Lotte #79 among girls in Norway.
Iris and Lotte over time
Iris and Lotte appear together in 2 published lists, across 94 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.
Lotte 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Lotte moved ahead of Iris in Norway · Girls — #85 and #103 the year before became #76 and #73.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Iris and Lotte changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1956 and 2025, ending at #100 and #79.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Iris rose about as far as Lotte fell — from #1914 and #2350 in 1996 to #57 and #5927 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Iris and Lotte were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #57 and #5927.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Iris #76 in 2024, Lotte #73 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1956–2025
Iris held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Lotte in 40.
Highest recorded here: Iris #76 in 2024, Lotte #73 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Lotte moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #85 and #103; by 2024 that had become #76 and #73.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iris #100, Lotte #79.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Iris held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Lotte in 0.
Highest recorded here: Iris #57 in 2025, Lotte #1472 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iris #57, Lotte #5927.
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 | Lotte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #57 (2025) | Norway · Girls #79 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iris and Lotte both have 2 syllables.
- 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lotte
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #449 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls