Esther vs Ingri
Esther and Ingricompared 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 2023, Esther was ranked #179 and Ingri #513 among girls in Norway.
Esther and Ingri over time
Esther and Ingri appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Esther held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingri in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ingri reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Esther 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
Esther and Ingri changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #179 and #513.
- Longest-running competitions
Esther and Ingri were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #179 and #513.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1945–2023
Esther held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Ingri in 10.
Highest recorded here: Esther #168 in 2016, Ingri #285 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Esther #179, Ingri #513.
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 | Esther | Ingri |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #183 (2025) | Norway · Girls #513 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Esther and Ingri both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Esther
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #211 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2023
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #183 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ingri
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #513 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls