Inger-Lise vs Tove
Inger-Lise and Tovecompared 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, Inger-Lise was ranked #550 and Tove #618 among girls in Norway.
Inger-Lise and Tove over time
Inger-Lise and Tove appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Tove held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Inger-Lise 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.
Inger-Lise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tove 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Inger-Lise and Tove were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 49 years, from 1945 to 2003, ending at #550 and #618.
List by list
Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1945–2003
Inger-Lise held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tove in 48.
Highest recorded here: Inger-Lise #106 in 1948, Tove #6 in 1957.
The order changed in 2003: Inger-Lise moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #601 and #283; by 2003 that had become #550 and #618.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Inger-Lise #550, Tove #618.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Tove
Pairs where Tove shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tove vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #9.
Tove · Astrid · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ingrid vs Tove
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #19 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #489.
Ingrid · Tove · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Solveig
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #14 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #28.
Tove · Solveig · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #93.
Tove · Åse · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Inger-Lise | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #550 (2003) | Norway · Girls #489 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inger-Lise has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Tove.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Inger-Lise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #125 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2003
Highest recorded position: #106 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #550 among girls in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Girls
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls