Elfrid vs Inger-Johanne
Elfrid and Inger-Johannecompared 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 1963, Elfrid was ranked #457 and Inger-Johanne #273 among girls in Norway.
Elfrid and Inger-Johanne over time
Elfrid and Inger-Johanne appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Inger-Johanne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elfrid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Inger-Johanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elfrid 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
Elfrid and Inger-Johanne changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1963, ending at #457 and #273.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Elfrid #193 in 1948, Inger-Johanne #173 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1945–1963
Elfrid held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Inger-Johanne in 12.
Highest recorded here: Elfrid #193 in 1948, Inger-Johanne #173 in 1947.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Elfrid #457, Inger-Johanne #273.
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 | Elfrid | Inger-Johanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #457 (1963) | Norway · Girls #667 (1989) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 46/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elfrid has 2 syllables, compared with 5 for Inger-Johanne.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elfrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #237 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1963
Highest recorded position: #193 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1963).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1963
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 1963.
Norway · Girls
Inger-Johanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #189 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1989
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1989).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #667 among girls in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Girls