Eyvind vs Ingvald
Eyvind and Ingvaldcompared 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 · Boys
In 1992, Eyvind was ranked #490 and Ingvald #546 among boys in Norway.
Eyvind and Ingvald over time
Eyvind and Ingvald appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ingvald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eyvind 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.
Ingvald reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eyvind 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
Eyvind and Ingvald changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 1992, ending at #490 and #546.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1946–1992
Eyvind held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ingvald in 16.
Highest recorded here: Eyvind #245 in 1954, Ingvald #157 in 1948.
The order changed in 1977: Eyvind moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #604 and #561; by 1977 that had become #604 and #610.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Eyvind #490, Ingvald #546.
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 | Eyvind | Ingvald |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #492 (2013) | Norway · Boys #464 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eyvind and Ingvald both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eyvind
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #269 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2013
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1946–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #492 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys
Ingvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #168 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #157 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #464 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys