Ingelin vs Mila
Ingelin and Milacompared 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, Ingelin was ranked #478 and Mila #82 among girls in Norway.
Ingelin and Mila over time
Ingelin and Mila appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Mila held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingelin 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.
Ingelin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mila 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1981–2021
Ingelin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mila in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ingelin #338 in 1981, Mila #82 in 2021.
The order changed in 2009: Mila moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #422 and #587; by 2009 that had become #559 and #491.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ingelin #478, Mila #82.
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 | Ingelin | Mila |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'gracious, dear', from the Slavic element milu. Originally used as a short form of longer names containing that element before becoming an independent given name. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Slavic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmi.ɫa/ |
| 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 · Girls #478 (2021) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Ingelin does not have one recorded yet.
- Ingelin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mila.
- A meaning is recorded for Mila; Ingelin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #405 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2021
Highest recorded position: #269 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1960–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls
Mila
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #653 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls