Hildur vs Inga
Hildur 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 1996, Hildur was ranked #638 and Inga #166 among girls in Norway.
Hildur and Inga over time
Hildur and Inga appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Inga held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hildur 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1958, Inga moved ahead of Hildur in Norway · Girls — #181 and #241 the year before became #227 and #190.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hildur and Inga changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1996, ending at #638 and #166.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hildur #121 in 1947, Inga #125 in 1947.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #138 and #144 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 1996 they were #638 and #166.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1945–1996
Hildur held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Inga in 21.
Highest recorded here: Hildur #121 in 1947, Inga #125 in 1947.
The order changed in 1958: Inga moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #181 and #241; by 1958 that had become #227 and #190.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Hildur #638, Inga #166.
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 | Hildur | 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 #638 (1996) | 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
- Hildur and Inga both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hildur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #138 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #121 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #638 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
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