Ingvill vs Veronica
Ingvill and Veronicacompared 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 2013, Ingvill was ranked #532 and Veronica #391 among girls in Norway.
Ingvill and Veronica over time
Ingvill and Veronica appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Veronica held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ingvill 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.
Ingvill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Veronica 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 1969, Veronica moved ahead of Ingvill in Norway · Girls — #238 and #288 the year before became #225 and #190.
- Longest-running competitions
Ingvill and Veronica were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1961 to 2013, ending at #532 and #391.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1961–2013
Ingvill held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Veronica in 40.
Highest recorded here: Ingvill #97 in 1973, Veronica #42 in 1978.
The order changed in 1969: Veronica moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #238 and #288; by 1969 that had become #225 and #190.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Ingvill #532, Veronica #391.
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 | Ingvill | Veronica |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #483 (2018) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingvill has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Veronica.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingvill
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2018
Highest recorded position: #97 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1950–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Girls
Veronica
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #353 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2024
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1961–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls