Ingebrigt vs Roman
Ingebrigt and Romancompared 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 · Boys
In 2002, Ingebrigt was ranked #436 and Roman #497 among boys in Norway.
Ingebrigt and Roman over time
Ingebrigt and Roman appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Roman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingebrigt 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.
Ingebrigt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roman 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
Ingebrigt and Roman changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 2002, ending at #436 and #497.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1952–2002
Ingebrigt held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Roman in 24.
Highest recorded here: Ingebrigt #336 in 1953, Roman #196 in 1965.
The order changed in 2002: Ingebrigt moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #513 and #461; by 2002 that had become #436 and #497.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Ingebrigt #436, Roman #497.
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 | Ingebrigt | Roman |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈro.man/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #532 (2013) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Ingebrigt does not have one recorded yet.
- Ingebrigt has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Roman.
- A meaning is recorded for Roman; Ingebrigt doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingebrigt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #285 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #532 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys
Roman
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys