Inga vs Paulina
Inga and Paulinacompared 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, Inga was ranked #310 and Paulina #400 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Inga was ranked #750 and Paulina #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Inga was ranked #2888 and Paulina #2178 among girls in England and Wales.
Inga and Paulina over time
Inga and Paulina appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 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 Paulina changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1974 and 2021, ending at #310 and #400.
- Longest-running competitions
Inga and Paulina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1974 to 2021, ending at #310 and #400.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1974–2021
Inga held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Paulina in 4.
Highest recorded here: Inga #117 in 1980, Paulina #141 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Inga #310, Paulina #400.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Inga held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Paulina in 19.
Highest recorded here: Inga #1961 in 2015, Paulina #601 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Inga #2888, Paulina #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 | Paulina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #210 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inga has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Paulina.
- 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
Paulina
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #623 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls