Ingjerd vs Rita
Ingjerd and Ritacompared 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 2001, Ingjerd was ranked #593 and Rita #318 among girls in Norway.
Ingjerd and Rita over time
Ingjerd and Rita appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Rita held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingjerd 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.
Ingjerd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rita 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 1946, Rita moved ahead of Ingjerd in Norway · Girls — #111 and #116 the year before became #126 and #84.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingjerd and Rita were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1945 to 2001, ending at #593 and #318.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #111 and #116 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2001 they were #593 and #318.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1945–2001
Ingjerd held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rita in 50.
Highest recorded here: Ingjerd #99 in 1947, Rita #25 in 1963.
The order changed in 1946: Rita moved ahead. In 1945 they stood at #111 and #116; by 1946 that had become #126 and #84.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Ingjerd #593, Rita #318.
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 | Ingjerd | Rita |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #593 (2001) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingjerd and Rita both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingjerd
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #111 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2001
Highest recorded position: #99 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2001).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2001
Most recently recorded at #593 among girls in Norway, in 2001.
Norway · Girls
Rita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls