Irma vs Kristel
Irma and Kristelcompared 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 1995, Irma was ranked #539 and Kristel #506 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Irma was ranked #5201 and Kristel #4294 among girls in England and Wales.
Irma and Kristel over time
Irma and Kristel appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Irma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kristel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kristel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irma 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls16 shared years, 1969–1995
Irma held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kristel in 6.
Highest recorded here: Irma #269 in 1986, Kristel #407 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Irma #539, Kristel #506.
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 | Irma | Kristel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #491 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| 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
- Irma and Kristel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Kristel
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #542 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2006
Highest recorded position: #407 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1965–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls