Idun vs Ingelin
Idun and Ingelincompared 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 2021, Idun was ranked #226 and Ingelin #478 among girls in Norway.
Idun and Ingelin over time
Idun and Ingelin appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Idun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingelin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ingelin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Idun 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
Idun and Ingelin changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2021, ending at #226 and #478.
- Longest-running competitions
Idun and Ingelin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1960 to 2021, ending at #226 and #478.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1960–2021
Idun held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ingelin in 16.
Highest recorded here: Idun #220 in 2005, Ingelin #269 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Idun #226, Ingelin #478.
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 | Idun | Ingelin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #291 (2025) | Norway · Girls #478 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Idun has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ingelin.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Idun
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #291 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ingelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #405 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2021
Highest recorded position: #269 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1960–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls