Ingmar vs Kay
Ingmar and Kaycompared 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 · Boys
In 1979, Ingmar was ranked #527 and Kay #195 among boys in Norway.
Ingmar and Kay over time
Ingmar and Kay appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Kay held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingmar 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.
Ingmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kay 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 1948, Kay moved ahead of Ingmar in Norway · Boys — #266 and #268 the year before became #352 and #197.
List by list
Norway · Boys13 shared years, 1946–1979
Ingmar held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kay in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ingmar #266 in 1947, Kay #157 in 1977.
The order changed in 1948: Kay moved ahead. In 1947 they stood at #266 and #268; by 1948 that had become #352 and #197.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Ingmar #527, Kay #195.
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 | Ingmar | Kay |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #498 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingmar has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kay.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #498 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Kay
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #286 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1963
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1963).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls