Ada vs Ingeborg
Ada and Ingeborgcompared 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 2025, Ada was ranked #18 and Ingeborg #104 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Ingeborg over time
Ada and Ingeborg appear together in 1 published list, across 74 years of shared records. Ingeborg held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ada 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.
Ingeborg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ada 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 2011, Ada moved ahead of Ingeborg in Norway · Girls — #71 and #65 the year before became #60 and #66.
- Mirrored each other
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Ingeborg fell — from #229 and #64 in 1945 to #18 and #104 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Ingeborg were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 74 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #18 and #104.
List by list
Norway · Girls74 shared years, 1945–2025
Ada held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ingeborg in 59.
Highest recorded here: Ada #6 in 2019, Ingeborg #36 in 2004.
The order changed in 2011: Ada moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #71 and #65; by 2011 that had become #60 and #66.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #18, Ingeborg #104.
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 | Ada | Ingeborg |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #104 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Ingeborg does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ingeborg.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Ingeborg doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ingeborg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #64 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #104 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls