Inger vs Kaisa
Inger and Kaisacompared 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, Inger was ranked #292 and Kaisa #243 among girls in Norway.
Inger and Kaisa over time
Inger and Kaisa appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Inger held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaisa 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 reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaisa 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
Inger and Kaisa changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2025, ending at #292 and #243.
- Longest-running competitions
Inger and Kaisa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #292 and #243.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1976–2025
Inger held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Kaisa in 5.
Highest recorded here: Inger #30 in 1976, Kaisa #147 in 2004.
The order changed in 2025: Kaisa moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #254 and #320; by 2025 that had become #292 and #243.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Inger #292, Kaisa #243.
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 | Inger | Kaisa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #292 (2025) | Norway · Girls #243 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inger and Kaisa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Inger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #2 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: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #292 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kaisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #612 among girls in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #147 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1976–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #243 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls