Ellinor vs Ingrid
Ellinor 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, Ellinor was ranked #7 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ellinor was ranked #2843 and Ingrid #765 among girls in England and Wales.
Ellinor and Ingrid over time
Ellinor and Ingrid appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ellinor 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Ellinor moved ahead of Ingrid in Norway · Girls — #16 and #13 the year before became #9 and #13.
- Longest-running competitions
Ellinor and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #7 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Ellinor held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ingrid in 79.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #7 in 2025, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order changed in 2024: Ellinor moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #16 and #13; by 2024 that had become #9 and #13.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ellinor #7, Ingrid #15.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2020
Ellinor held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ingrid in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ellinor #2152 in 1997, Ingrid #765 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ellinor #2843, Ingrid #765.
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 | Ellinor | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #7 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Ellinor does not have one recorded yet.
- Ellinor has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Ellinor doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Ellinor 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
Ellinor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 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: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #7 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