Bernadette vs Ingrid
Bernadette 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Bernadette was ranked #856 and Ingrid #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bernadette was ranked #1603 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Bernadette and Ingrid over time
Bernadette and Ingrid appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Bernadette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ingrid 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
Bernadette and Ingrid were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 2023, ending at #856 and #856.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Bernadette #12 in 1969, Ingrid #189 in 1971.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–2023
Bernadette held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Ingrid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bernadette #12 in 1969, Ingrid #189 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bernadette #856, Ingrid #856.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bernadette held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ingrid in 21.
Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order changed in 2005: Ingrid moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1209 and #1617; by 2005 that had become #1934 and #1200.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernadette #1603, Ingrid #1262.
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 | Bernadette | 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 | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 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); Bernadette does not have one recorded yet.
- Bernadette has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Bernadette doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
- The available evidence gives Bernadette 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
Bernadette
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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