Inga vs Viola
Inga and Violacompared 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 Viola #211 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Inga was ranked #2888 and Viola #1058 among girls in England and Wales.
Inga and Viola over time
Inga and Viola appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
Inga reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Viola 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Inga and Viola changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2025, ending at #210 and #211.
- Longest-running competitions
Inga and Viola were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #210 and #211.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1953–2025
Inga held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Viola in 2.
Highest recorded here: Inga #131 in 1977, Viola #211 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Inga #210, Viola #211.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Inga held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Viola in 19.
Highest recorded here: Inga #1961 in 2015, Viola #815 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Inga #2888, Viola #1058.
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 | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Girls #211 (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 Viola 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
Viola
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #440 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls