Inga vs Jenny
Inga and Jennycompared 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, Inga was ranked #210 and Jenny #29 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Inga was ranked #750 and Jenny #448 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Inga was ranked #2888 and Jenny #2058 among girls in England and Wales.
Inga and Jenny over time
Inga and Jenny appear together in 2 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Jenny held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Inga 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1983, Jenny moved ahead of Inga in Norway · Girls — #142 and #153 the year before became #139 and #120.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Inga and Jenny changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #210 and #29.
- Longest-running competitions
Inga and Jenny were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #210 and #29.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Inga held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Jenny in 59.
Highest recorded here: Inga #117 in 1980, Jenny #13 in 2015.
The order changed in 1983: Jenny moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #142 and #153; by 1983 that had become #139 and #120.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Inga #210, Jenny #29.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Inga held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jenny in 20.
Highest recorded here: Inga #1961 in 2015, Jenny #361 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Inga #2888, Jenny #2058.
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 | Inga | Jenny |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #210 (2025) | Norway · Girls #29 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inga and Jenny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Jenny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #190 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: #13 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #29 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls