Iben vs Ingrid
Iben 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, Iben was ranked #17 and Ingrid #15 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Iben was ranked #4798 and Ingrid #1200 among girls in England and Wales.
Iben and Ingrid over time
Iben and Ingrid appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iben in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ingrid 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Iben and Ingrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #17 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1988–2025
Iben held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ingrid in 35.
Highest recorded here: Iben #7 in 2022, Ingrid #1 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iben #17, Ingrid #15.
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 | Ingrid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Inger |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #17 (2025) | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Iben does not have one recorded yet.
- Iben and Ingrid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Iben doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Iben 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
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
Ingrid
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls