Albert vs Rasmus
Albert and Rasmuscompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Albert was ranked #55 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Albert was ranked #58 and Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
Albert and Rasmus over time
Albert and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Albert held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rasmus in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rasmus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Albert 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Albert and Rasmus changed places 14 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #58 and #362.
- Longest-running competitions
Albert and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 77 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #58 and #362.
List by list
Norway · Boys77 shared years, 1945–2025
Albert held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Rasmus in 35.
Highest recorded here: Albert #52 in 2021, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albert #58, Rasmus #362.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2003–2023
Albert held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albert #55 in 2023, Rasmus #2578 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Albert #55, Rasmus #4107.
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 | Albert | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #58 (2025) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albert and Rasmus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Albert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys