Beatrice vs Ingrid
Beatrice 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, Beatrice was ranked #461 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Beatrice was ranked #114 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Beatrice was ranked #364 and Ingrid #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Beatrice and Ingrid over time
Beatrice and Ingrid appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Beatrice 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Beatrice and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1956 to 2025, ending at #461 and #15.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Beatrice #299 in 1997, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1956–2025
Beatrice held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ingrid in 52.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #299 in 1997, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beatrice #461, Ingrid #15.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Beatrice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ingrid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #80 in 2016, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beatrice #114, Ingrid #1262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1964–2023
Beatrice held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ingrid in 15.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #215 in 2015, Ingrid #189 in 1971.
The order changed in 2001: Beatrice moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #425 and #425; by 2001 that had become #400 and #606.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Beatrice #364, Ingrid #856.
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 | Beatrice | Ingrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Beatrice does not have one recorded yet.
- Beatrice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Beatrice doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Beatrice 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
Beatrice
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #461 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