Ava vs Ingunn
Ava and Ingunncompared 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 2017, Ava was ranked #123 and Ingunn #533 among girls in Norway.
Ava and Ingunn over time
Ava and Ingunn appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingunn 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.
Ingunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ava 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1999–2017
Ava held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ingunn in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ava #123 in 2017, Ingunn #234 in 1999.
The order changed in 2006: Ava moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #449 and #389; by 2006 that had become #298 and #562.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ava #123, Ingunn #533.
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 | Ava | Ingunn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪvə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #533 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ava has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve); Ingunn does not have one recorded yet.
- Ava and Ingunn both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ava; Ingunn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ava
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Ingunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #84 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls