Ingunn vs Sissel
Ingunn and Sisselcompared 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 2014, Ingunn was ranked #487 and Sissel #501 among girls in Norway.
Ingunn and Sissel over time
Ingunn and Sissel appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Sissel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingunn 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.
Sissel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ingunn 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 1977, Ingunn moved ahead of Sissel in Norway · Girls — #78 and #63 the year before became #57 and #78.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingunn and Sissel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 58 years, from 1945 to 2014, ending at #487 and #501.
List by list
Norway · Girls58 shared years, 1945–2014
Ingunn held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Sissel in 32.
Highest recorded here: Ingunn #36 in 1969, Sissel #11 in 1958.
The order changed in 1977: Ingunn moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #78 and #63; by 1977 that had become #57 and #78.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Ingunn #487, Sissel #501.
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 | Ingunn | Sissel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #533 (2017) | Norway · Girls #529 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingunn and Sissel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingunn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #84 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Sissel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls