Herman vs Ingvar
Herman and Ingvarcompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Herman was ranked #20 and Ingvar #499 among boys in Norway.
Herman and Ingvar over time
Herman and Ingvar appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Ingvar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Herman 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.
Ingvar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Herman 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
Herman and Ingvar changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #20 and #499.
- Longest-running competitions
Herman and Ingvar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #20 and #499.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1945–2025
Herman held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ingvar in 32.
Highest recorded here: Herman #20 in 2025, Ingvar #117 in 1951.
The order changed in 1990: Herman moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #437 and #401; by 1990 that had become #203 and #574.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Herman #20, Ingvar #499.
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 | Herman | Ingvar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #20 (2025) | Norway · Boys #499 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Herman and Ingvar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Herman
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #212 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #20 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ingvar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #143 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #117 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #499 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys