Iris vs Rebecka
Iris and Rebeckacompared 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 2016, Iris was ranked #84 and Rebecka #4763 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2013, Iris was ranked #114 and Rebecka #588 among girls in Norway.
Iris and Rebecka over time
Iris and Rebecka appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Iris held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rebecka in 0.
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.
Rebecka reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Rebecka changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1982 and 2013, ending at #114 and #588.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1982–2013
Iris held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Rebecka in 3.
Highest recorded here: Iris #114 in 2013, Rebecka #222 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Iris #114, Rebecka #588.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2016
Iris held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rebecka in 1.
Highest recorded here: Iris #84 in 2016, Rebecka #1222 in 1996.
The order changed in 1998: Iris moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1234 and #1234; by 1998 that had become #1480 and #2165.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Iris #84, Rebecka #4763.
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 | Rebecka |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2016) |
| 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 Rebecka.
- 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
Rebecka
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #510 among girls in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1982–2013
Highest recorded position: #222 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1982–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls