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Elisabeth vs Ingrid

Elisabeth 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, Elisabeth was ranked #171 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Elisabeth was ranked #873 and Ingrid #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Elisabeth was ranked #1449 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.

Elisabeth and Ingrid over time

Elisabeth and Ingrid appear together in 2 published lists, across 110 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.

Elisabeth 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Elisabeth and Ingrid changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1449 and #1262.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elisabeth and Ingrid averaged 49.8 places apart, ending at #171 and #15.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elisabeth and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #171 and #15.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Elisabeth held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Ingrid in 50.

    Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #6 in 1978, Ingrid #1 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #171, Ingrid #15.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Elisabeth held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ingrid in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Ingrid #734 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2024: Ingrid moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1087 and #1255; by 2024 that had become #1449 and #1262.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Elisabeth #1449, 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.

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 Elisabeth

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

Other comparisons involving Ingrid

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Elisabeth, Ingrid
FieldElisabethIngrid
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'.
OriginNot yet recordedOld Norse
Pronunciation/ˈɪŋɡrɪd/
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedInger
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #171 (2025)Norway · Girls #15 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Elisabeth does not have one recorded yet.
  • Elisabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Elisabeth doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
  • The available evidence gives Elisabeth 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

Elisabeth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #50 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #171 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ingrid

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #15 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls