Hanne vs Ingrid
Hanne 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, Hanne was ranked #318 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Hanne was ranked #5591 and Ingrid #897 among girls in England and Wales.
Hanne and Ingrid over time
Hanne and Ingrid appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hanne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingrid 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Hanne and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #318 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Hanne held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Ingrid in 50.
Highest recorded here: Hanne #9 in 1987, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanne #318, Ingrid #15.
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 | Hanne | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #318 (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) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Hanne does not have one recorded yet.
- Hanne and Ingrid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Hanne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Hanne 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
Hanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #123 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #318 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