Ingfrid vs Lena
Ingfrid and Lenacompared 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 1983, Ingfrid was ranked #533 and Lena #39 among girls in Norway.
Ingfrid and Lena over time
Ingfrid and Lena appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Lena held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingfrid 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.
Ingfrid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lena 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1958, Lena moved ahead of Ingfrid in Norway · Girls — #200 and #201 the year before became #416 and #148.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ingfrid and Lena changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1983, ending at #533 and #39.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lena rose about as far as Ingfrid fell — from #232 and #346 in 1945 to #533 and #39 in 1983.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1945–1983
Ingfrid held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lena in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ingfrid #200 in 1957, Lena #20 in 1969.
The order changed in 1958: Lena moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #200 and #201; by 1958 that had become #416 and #148.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Ingfrid #533, Lena #39.
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 | Lena |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of names ending in '-lena', such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena — widely used independently. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈleː.na/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #533 (1983) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (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
- Lena has a recorded origin (Used across Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and German traditions); Ingfrid does not have one recorded yet.
- Ingfrid and Lena both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lena; Ingfrid doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Lena
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #346 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls