Astrid vs Ingun
Astrid and Inguncompared 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 1992, Astrid was ranked #109 and Ingun #653 among girls in Norway.
Astrid and Ingun over time
Astrid and Ingun appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingun in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Astrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingun 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
Astrid and Ingun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1946 to 1992, ending at #109 and #653.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1946–1992
Astrid held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Ingun in 0.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #12 in 1949, Ingun #155 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Astrid #109, Ingun #653.
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 | Ingun |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | 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 | Norway · Girls #9 (2025) | Norway · Girls #653 (1992) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Ingun does not have one recorded yet.
- Astrid and Ingun both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Ingun doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
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
Ingun
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #265 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1992
Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1946–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #653 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls