Iryna vs Josefine
Iryna and Josefinecompared 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 1994, Iryna was ranked #631 and Josefine #169 among girls in Norway.
Iryna and Josefine over time
Iryna and Josefine appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Iryna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Josefine 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.
Iryna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Josefine 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 · Girls12 shared years, 1975–1994
Iryna held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Josefine in 4.
Highest recorded here: Iryna #345 in 1975, Josefine #169 in 1994.
The order changed in 1990: Josefine moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #423 and #528; by 1990 that had become #563 and #250.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Iryna #631, Josefine #169.
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 | Josefine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #631 (1994) | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iryna has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Josefine.
- 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
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls