Astrid vs Ingrid
Astrid and Ingridcompared 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, Astrid was ranked #9 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Astrid was ranked #263 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Astrid was ranked #651 and Ingrid #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Astrid and Ingrid over time
Astrid and Ingrid appear together in 3 published lists, across 118 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Astrid in 1.
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.
Ingrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Astrid 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Astrid and Ingrid changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #9 and #15.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Astrid and Ingrid averaged 40.0 places apart, ending at #9 and #15.
- Longest-running competitions
Astrid and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #9 and #15.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Astrid #235 in 2023, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Astrid held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Ingrid in 58.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #9 in 2025, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Astrid #9, Ingrid #15.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Astrid held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Ingrid in 1.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Astrid #263, Ingrid #1262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1977–2017
Astrid held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ingrid in 5.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #476 in 1983, Ingrid #266 in 1978.
The order changed in 2015: Astrid moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #894 and #894; by 2015 that had become #660 and #896.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Astrid #651, Ingrid #873.
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 | Astrid | Ingrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | Commonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'. |
| Origin | Old Norse | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Both Astrid and Ingrid share a recorded Old Norse origin.
- Astrid and Ingrid both have 2 syllables.
- Astrid's recorded meaning differs from Ingrid's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Astrid a "medium" Data Confidence level and Ingrid a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Astrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ingrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #27 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls