Ana vs Ingri
Ana and Ingricompared 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 2023, Ana was ranked #402 and Ingri #513 among girls in Norway.
Ana and Ingri over time
Ana and Ingri appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Ana held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingri in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingri 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ana and Ingri were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1954 to 2023, ending at #402 and #513.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1954–2023
Ana held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Ingri in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ana #131 in 1981, Ingri #285 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ana #402, Ingri #513.
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 | Ana | Ingri |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | As an internationally-used given name, traditionally interpreted as 'grace' or 'favour', via the Anna/Hannah lineage rooted in Hebrew hanan. This is very likely the name's real origin as commonly used — the official Maori dictionary's only entries for this exact spelling are an unrelated common noun ('cave, tunnel') and grammatical particles, none tagged as a personal name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Anna — not Maori, despite superficial catalogue grouping | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈa.na/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | Norway · Girls #513 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ana has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Anna — not Maori, despite superficial catalogue grouping); Ingri does not have one recorded yet.
- Ana and Ingri both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ana; Ingri doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ana
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #391 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ingri
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #513 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls