Inca vs Tove
Inca and Tovecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Inca was ranked #5927 and Tove #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Inca and Tove over time
Inca and Tove appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Tove held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Inca 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.
Inca reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tove 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Inca #2706 in 2017, Tove #2674 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2025
Inca held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tove in 7.
Highest recorded here: Inca #2706 in 2017, Tove #2674 in 2018.
The order changed in 2018: Tove moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #2706 and #5765; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #2674.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Inca #5927, Tove #4201.
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 | Inca | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | Norway · Girls #489 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inca and Tove both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Inca
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #2706 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1998–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls