Iben vs Ingjerd
Iben and Ingjerdcompared 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 2001, Iben was ranked #201 and Ingjerd #593 among girls in Norway.
Iben and Ingjerd over time
Iben and Ingjerd appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Iben held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingjerd 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.
Ingjerd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iben 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls9 shared years, 1988–2001
Iben held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ingjerd in 2.
Highest recorded here: Iben #201 in 2001, Ingjerd #538 in 1995.
The order changed in 1993: Iben moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #652 and #602; by 1993 that had become #337 and #638.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Iben #201, Ingjerd #593.
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 | Iben | Ingjerd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #17 (2025) | Norway · Girls #593 (2001) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iben and Ingjerd both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Iben
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #668 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #17 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ingjerd
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #111 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2001
Highest recorded position: #99 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2001).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #593 among girls in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Girls