Isabelle vs Melina
Isabelle and Melinacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Isabelle was ranked #34 and Melina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #52 and Melina #696 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Isabelle was ranked #293 and Melina #234 among girls in Norway.
Isabelle and Melina over time
Isabelle and Melina appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Isabelle held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Melina 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.
Isabelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Melina 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 2018, Melina moved ahead of Isabelle in Norway · Girls — #161 and #248 the year before became #183 and #172.
- Longest-running competitions
Isabelle and Melina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1983 to 2025, ending at #293 and #234.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Isabelle #133 in 2013, Melina #156 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1983–2025
Isabelle held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Melina in 9.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #133 in 2013, Melina #156 in 2015.
The order changed in 2018: Melina moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #161 and #248; by 2018 that had become #183 and #172.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Isabelle #293, Melina #234.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Isabelle held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Melina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #17 in 2008, Melina #655 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabelle #52, Melina #696.
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 | Isabelle | Melina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | Norway · Girls #234 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Melina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Isabelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #454 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Melina
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #234 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls