Brynhild vs Ingfrid
Brynhild and Ingfridcompared 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 1983, Brynhild was ranked #572 and Ingfrid #533 among girls in Norway.
Brynhild and Ingfrid over time
Brynhild and Ingfrid appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Brynhild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingfrid 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.
Brynhild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingfrid 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
Brynhild and Ingfrid changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1983, ending at #572 and #533.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Norway · Girls, Brynhild and Ingfrid averaged 47.9 places apart, ending at #572 and #533.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1945–1983
Brynhild held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Ingfrid in 9.
Highest recorded here: Brynhild #171 in 1946, Ingfrid #200 in 1957.
The order changed in 1983: Ingfrid moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #617 and #627; by 1983 that had become #572 and #533.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Brynhild #572, Ingfrid #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 | Brynhild | Ingfrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #617 (1994) | Norway · Girls #533 (1983) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brynhild and Ingfrid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Brynhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1994
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls
Ingfrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #232 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1983
Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in Norway, in 1983.
Norway · Girls