Iman vs Inga
Iman 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 2025, Iman was ranked #374 and Inga #210 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Iman was ranked #676 and Inga #2888 among girls in England and Wales.
Iman and Inga over time
Iman and Inga appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Iman and Inga changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #374 and #210.
- Longest-running competitions
Iman and Inga were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 55 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #374 and #210.
List by list
Norway · Girls55 shared years, 1964–2025
Iman held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Inga in 52.
Highest recorded here: Iman #220 in 2009, Inga #117 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iman #374, Inga #210.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Iman held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Inga in 0.
Highest recorded here: Iman #284 in 2004, Inga #1961 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Iman #676, Inga #2888.
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 | Iman | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #374 (2025) | Norway · Girls #210 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iman and Inga both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Iman
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #467 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #374 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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