Inga vs Olga
Inga and Olgacompared 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 2017, Inga was ranked #214 and Olga #507 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Inga was ranked #750 and Olga #750 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Inga was ranked #2888 and Olga #2178 among girls in England and Wales.
Inga and Olga over time
Inga and Olga appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 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
Inga and Olga changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2017, ending at #214 and #507.
- Longest-running competitions
Inga and Olga were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1945 to 2017, ending at #214 and #507.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1945–2017
Inga held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Olga in 27.
Highest recorded here: Inga #117 in 1980, Olga #107 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Inga #214, Olga #507.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Inga held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Olga in 17.
Highest recorded here: Inga #1961 in 2015, Olga #1584 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Inga #2888, Olga #2178.
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 | Olga |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #210 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| 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
- Inga and Olga 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
Olga
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #176 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #107 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls