Faith vs Ingrid

Faith 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Faith was ranked #278 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Faith was ranked #555 and Ingrid #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Faith and Ingrid over time

Faith and Ingrid appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Faith held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ingrid 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Faith held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ingrid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Faith #61 in 2006, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Faith #278, Ingrid #1262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2023
Faith held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ingrid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Faith #152 in 2001, Ingrid #425 in 1998.
The order changed in 2001: Faith moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #425 and #425; by 2001 that had become #152 and #606.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Faith #555, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ingrid

Pairs where Ingrid shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ingrid vs Wenche
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #22 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2008 they were #6 and #621.
Ingrid · Wenche · 58 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2008 Norway ranking
Ingrid vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2006 they were #6 and #583.
Ingrid · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2006 Norway ranking
Ingrid vs Grethe
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #21 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2012 they were #4 and #576.
Ingrid · Grethe · 60 shared years, 1945–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2012 Norway ranking
Ingrid vs Sissel
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #34 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2023 they were #13 and #529.
Ingrid · Sissel · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Faith, Ingrid
Field	Faith	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	Not yet recorded	/ˈɪŋɡrɪd/
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Inger
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)	Norway · Girls #15 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	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

Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Faith does not have one recorded yet.
Faith has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Faith doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
The available evidence gives Faith 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

Faith

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #307 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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