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 2025, Elisabeth was ranked #1028 and Ingrid #1110 among girls in England and Wales.
Elisabeth and Ingrid over time
Elisabeth and Ingrid appear together in 2 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1028 and #1110.
- 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 England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1028 and #1110.
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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Ingrid in 3.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #1028, Ingrid #1110.
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 | Elisabeth | 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #171 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 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); 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
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 #1110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls