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Helene vs Ingrid

Helene 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, Helene was ranked #101 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1977, Helene was ranked #391 and Ingrid #296 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2018, Helene was ranked #4684 and Ingrid #864 among girls in England and Wales.

Helene and Ingrid over time

Helene and Ingrid appear together in 2 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Helene 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.

Helene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Helene and Ingrid averaged 47.3 places apart, ending at #101 and #15.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Helene and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #101 and #15.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Helene #7 in 1995, Ingrid #1 in 1997.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Helene held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ingrid in 81.

    Highest recorded here: Helene #7 in 1995, Ingrid #1 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Helene #101, Ingrid #15.

  • England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2018

    Helene held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ingrid in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Helene #1168 in 1996, Ingrid #864 in 2018.

    The order changed in 1997: Ingrid moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1168 and #1434; by 1997 that had become #1802 and #1666.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Helene #4684, Ingrid #864.

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 Helene

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

Other comparisons involving Ingrid

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Helene, Ingrid
FieldHeleneIngrid
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'.
OriginNot yet recordedOld Norse
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɪŋɡrɪd/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedInger
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #101 (2025)Norway · Girls #15 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Helene does not have one recorded yet.
  • Helene has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ingrid.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Helene doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
  • The available evidence gives Helene 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

Helene

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #110 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #101 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ingrid

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #15 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls