Ingelin vs Susan
Ingelin and Susancompared 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 2003, Ingelin was ranked #495 and Susan #570 among girls in Norway.
Ingelin and Susan over time
Ingelin and Susan appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Susan 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.
Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingelin 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
Ingelin and Susan changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2003, ending at #495 and #570.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingelin and Susan were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1960 to 2003, ending at #495 and #570.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1960–2003
Ingelin held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Susan in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ingelin #269 in 1995, Susan #172 in 1961.
The order changed in 1992: Ingelin moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #339 and #332; by 1992 that had become #289 and #523.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Ingelin #495, Susan #570.
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 | Susan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #478 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingelin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Susan.
- 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
Susan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls