Inghild vs Merethe
Inghild and Merethecompared 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 1991, Inghild was ranked #605 and Merethe #172 among girls in Norway.
Inghild and Merethe over time
Inghild and Merethe appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Merethe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Inghild 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.
Inghild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Merethe 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in Norway · Girls, Merethe rose about as far as Inghild fell — from #366 and #376 in 1950 to #605 and #172 in 1991.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1950–1991
Inghild held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Merethe in 25.
Highest recorded here: Inghild #273 in 1952, Merethe #69 in 1968.
The order changed in 1954: Merethe moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #332 and #352; by 1954 that had become #426 and #312.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Inghild #605, Merethe #172.
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 | Inghild | Merethe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #596 (2003) | Norway · Girls #586 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inghild has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Merethe.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Inghild
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2003
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1946–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Girls
Merethe
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2004
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1949–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #586 among girls in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Girls