Ingrid vs Tove
Ingrid and Tovecompared 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 2025, Ingrid was ranked #15 and Tove #489 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ingrid was ranked #1262 and Tove #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Ingrid and Tove over time
Ingrid and Tove appear together in 2 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tove 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.
Tove reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ingrid 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 took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Ingrid moved into the top 50 at #46 in 1976 as Tove fell out of it to #57, having been #50 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1976, Ingrid moved ahead of Tove in Norway · Girls — #51 and #50 the year before became #46 and #57.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingrid and Tove were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #15 and #489.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #19 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #489.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1945–2025
Ingrid held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Tove in 31.
Highest recorded here: Ingrid #1 in 1997, Tove #6 in 1957.
The order changed in 1976: Ingrid moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #51 and #50; by 1976 that had become #46 and #57.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ingrid #15, Tove #489.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2024
Ingrid held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tove in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ingrid #734 in 2021, Tove #2674 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ingrid #1262, Tove #4843.
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 | Ingrid | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'Ing is beautiful' or 'beloved of Ing'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪŋɡrɪd/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Inger | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) | Norway · Girls #489 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Tove does not have one recorded yet.
- Ingrid and Tove both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Tove doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Ingrid a "high" Data Confidence level and Tove a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Ingrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #27 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #489 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls