Alec vs Bjorn
Alec and Bjorncompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Alec was ranked #421 and Bjorn #421 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alec was ranked #945 and Bjorn #800 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Alec was ranked #829 and Bjorn #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Alec and Bjorn over time
Alec and Bjorn appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Alec held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bjorn 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.
Alec reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bjorn 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Alec held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Bjorn in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alec #262 in 1997, Bjorn #614 in 2023.
The order changed in 2021: Bjorn moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #706 and #812; by 2021 that had become #659 and #659.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alec #945, Bjorn #800.
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 | Alec | Bjorn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alec has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Bjorn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alec
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #257 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #249 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Bjorn
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys