Ingfrid vs Kathe
Ingfrid and Kathecompared 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 1975, Ingfrid was ranked #506 and Kathe #608 among girls in Norway.
Ingfrid and Kathe over time
Ingfrid and Kathe appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Ingfrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kathe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingfrid 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
Ingfrid and Kathe changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1975, ending at #506 and #608.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1945–1975
Ingfrid held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kathe in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ingfrid #200 in 1957, Kathe #234 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Ingfrid #506, Kathe #608.
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 | Ingfrid | Kathe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #533 (1983) | Norway · Girls #577 (1979) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingfrid and Kathe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingfrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #232 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1983
Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in Norway, in 1983.
Norway · Girls
Kathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #234 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1979
Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1979).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #577 among girls in Norway, in 1979.
Norway · Girls