Ingrid vs Vilde
Ingrid and Vildecompared 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 Vilde #32 among girls in Norway.
Ingrid and Vilde over time
Ingrid and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 52 years of shared records. Ingrid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilde in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingrid and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #15 and #32.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ingrid #1 in 1997, Vilde #8 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1965–2025
Ingrid held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Vilde in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ingrid #1 in 1997, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ingrid #15, Vilde #32.
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 | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #15 (2025) | Norway · Girls #32 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Vilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Ingrid and Vilde both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ingrid; Vilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Ingrid a "high" Data Confidence level and Vilde 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
Vilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls