Gisle vs Ingmar
Gisle and Ingmarcompared 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 1998, Gisle was ranked #556 and Ingmar #509 among boys in Norway.
Gisle and Ingmar over time
Gisle and Ingmar appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Gisle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingmar 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.
Ingmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gisle 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys15 shared years, 1946–1998
Gisle held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ingmar in 2.
Highest recorded here: Gisle #147 in 1964, Ingmar #266 in 1947.
The order changed in 1998: Ingmar moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #288 and #527; by 1998 that had become #556 and #509.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Gisle #556, Ingmar #509.
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 | Gisle | Ingmar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #542 (2006) | Norway · Boys #498 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gisle and Ingmar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gisle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #281 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #542 among boys in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Boys
Ingmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #498 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys