Heidi vs Ingrid
Heidi 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, Heidi was ranked #437 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Heidi was ranked #89 and Ingrid #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Heidi was ranked #107 and Ingrid #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Heidi and Ingrid over time
Heidi and Ingrid appear together in 3 published lists, across 137 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Heidi in 1.
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.
Heidi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ingrid in 1. 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
Heidi and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #437 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Heidi held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Ingrid in 55.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #2 in 1965, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Heidi #437, Ingrid #15.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Heidi held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ingrid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #76 in 2016, Ingrid #734 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Heidi #107, Ingrid #1262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1968–2023
Heidi held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ingrid in 15.
Highest recorded here: Heidi #82 in 2017, Ingrid #189 in 1971.
The order changed in 2002: Heidi moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #606 and #606; by 2002 that had become #443 and #512.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Heidi #89, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Heidi | Ingrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A German diminutive of Adelheid. Gained wide recognition through Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's novel Heidi, and its 1937 film adaptation starring Shirley Temple. | Commonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'. |
| Origin | Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaɪ̯.di/ | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Heidi is recorded with a Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid origin, while Ingrid is recorded with a Old Norse origin.
- Heidi and Ingrid both have 2 syllables.
- Heidi's recorded meaning differs from Ingrid's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Heidi 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
Heidi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #188 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #437 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