Harriet vs Inghild
Harriet and Inghildcompared 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 1976, Harriet was ranked #551 and Inghild #555 among girls in Norway.
Harriet and Inghild over time
Harriet and Inghild appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Harriet held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Inghild in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Inghild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Harriet 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
Harriet and Inghild changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1976, ending at #551 and #555.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Harriet #177 in 1954, Inghild #273 in 1952.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1946–1976
Harriet held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Inghild in 4.
Highest recorded here: Harriet #177 in 1954, Inghild #273 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1976: Harriet #551, Inghild #555.
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 | Harriet | Inghild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #91 (2025) | Norway · Girls #596 (2003) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harriet and Inghild both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Harriet
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #213 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Inghild
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2003
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1946–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Girls