Aage vs Roy
Aage and Roycompared 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 1994, Aage was ranked #553 and Roy #196 among boys in Norway.
Aage and Roy over time
Aage and Roy appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Roy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aage 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.
Aage reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roy 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 1946, Roy moved ahead of Aage in Norway · Boys — #85 and #88 the year before became #95 and #70.
- Longest-running competitions
Aage and Roy were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1945 to 1994, ending at #553 and #196.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #85 and #88 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 1994 they were #553 and #196.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1945–1994
Aage held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roy in 36.
Highest recorded here: Aage #85 in 1945, Roy #29 in 1967.
The order changed in 1946: Roy moved ahead. In 1945 they stood at #85 and #88; by 1946 that had become #95 and #70.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Aage #553, Roy #196.
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 | Aage | Roy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #517 (2003) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aage has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roy.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aage
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #85 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2003
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #517 among boys in Norway, in 2003.
Norway · Boys
Roy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #88 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys