Anders vs Ingebrigt
Anders and Ingebrigtcompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Anders was ranked #202 and Ingebrigt #532 among boys in Norway.
Anders and Ingebrigt over time
Anders and Ingebrigt appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingebrigt in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ingebrigt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anders 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
Anders and Ingebrigt were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #202 and #532.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1945–2013
Anders held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Ingebrigt in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1984, Ingebrigt #265 in 1948.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Anders #202, Ingebrigt #532.
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 | Anders | Ingebrigt |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | Norway · Boys #532 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ingebrigt.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anders
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #293 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ingebrigt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #285 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #532 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys