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Charlotte vs Ingvil

Charlotte and Ingvilcompared 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 2009, Charlotte was ranked #107 and Ingvil #517 among girls in Norway.

Charlotte and Ingvil over time

Charlotte and Ingvil appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Charlotte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingvil 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.

Ingvil reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Charlotte 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 31 shared years in Norway · Girls, Charlotte rose about as far as Ingvil fell — from #432 and #325 in 1956 to #107 and #517 in 2009.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Charlotte and Ingvil were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1956 to 2009, ending at #107 and #517.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls31 shared years, 19562009

    Charlotte held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Ingvil in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Charlotte #12 in 1990, Ingvil #325 in 1956.

    The order changed in 1966: Charlotte moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #432 and #325; by 1966 that had become #213 and #474.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Charlotte #107, Ingvil #517.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Charlotte

Pairs where Charlotte shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Charlotte, Ingvil
FieldCharlotteIngvil
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFree man (feminine form of Charles).Not yet recorded
OriginFrench, feminine of CharlesNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈʃɑɹlət/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesLottie, Charlie, CarlottaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #1 (2025)Norway · Girls #517 (2009)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)65/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Charlotte has a recorded origin (French, feminine of Charles); Ingvil does not have one recorded yet.
  • Charlotte has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingvil.
  • A meaning is recorded for Charlotte; Ingvil doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.
  • The available evidence gives Charlotte a "high" Data Confidence level and Ingvil a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Charlotte

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #345 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1989–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2012 (recorded 1989–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ingvil

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #325 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1956–2009

    Highest recorded position: #325 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1956–2009).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2009

    Most recently recorded at #517 among girls in Norway, in 2009.

    Norway · Girls