Iryna vs Janet
Iryna and Janetcompared 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 1991, Iryna was ranked #607 and Janet #652 among girls in Norway.
Iryna and Janet over time
Iryna and Janet appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Janet held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iryna 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.
Janet reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iryna 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
Iryna and Janet changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 1991, ending at #607 and #652.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1963–1991
Iryna held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Janet in 11.
Highest recorded here: Iryna #319 in 1969, Janet #243 in 1963.
The order changed in 1983: Iryna moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #396 and #311; by 1983 that had become #362 and #535.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Iryna #607, Janet #652.
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 | Iryna | Janet |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #631 (1994) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iryna has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Janet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Iryna
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #423 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–1994
Highest recorded position: #319 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1963–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls
Janet
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #308 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1966
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls