Elise vs Ingrid
Elise 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, Elise was ranked #63 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Elise was ranked #212 and Ingrid #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elise was ranked #320 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Elise and Ingrid over time
Elise and Ingrid appear together in 3 published lists, across 123 years of shared records. Elise held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ingrid in 1.
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.
Ingrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Elise in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Elise and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #63 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Elise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ingrid in 81.
Highest recorded here: Elise #23 in 2001, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elise #63, Ingrid #15.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elise held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ingrid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elise #96 in 2002, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elise #320, Ingrid #1262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1983–2023
Elise held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ingrid in 4.
Highest recorded here: Elise #145 in 2017, Ingrid #347 in 1983.
The order changed in 2001: Elise moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #498 and #425; by 2001 that had become #315 and #606.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Elise #212, Ingrid #856.
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 | Elise | Ingrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Elizabeth, used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages. | Commonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'. |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | /eˈliː.seh/ | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #63 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Elise is recorded with a Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission origin, while Ingrid is recorded with a Old Norse origin.
- Elise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
- Elise's recorded meaning differs from Ingrid's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Elise 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
Elise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #223 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: #23 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #63 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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 #15 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls