Herdis vs Inga
Herdis and Ingacompared 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 2000, Herdis was ranked #543 and Inga #134 among girls in Norway.
Herdis and Inga over time
Herdis and Inga appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Inga held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Herdis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Herdis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Inga 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
Herdis and Inga changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2000, ending at #543 and #134.
- Longest-running competitions
Herdis and Inga were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1945 to 2000, ending at #543 and #134.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1945–2000
Herdis held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Inga in 32.
Highest recorded here: Herdis #144 in 1950, Inga #117 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Herdis #543, Inga #134.
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 | Herdis | Inga |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #543 (2000) | Norway · Girls #210 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Herdis and Inga both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Herdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2000
Highest recorded position: #144 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #543 among girls in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Girls
Inga
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #144 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: #117 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #210 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls