Aleksander vs Erlend
Aleksander and Erlendcompared 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 2025, Aleksander was ranked #117 and Erlend #314 among boys in Norway.
Aleksander and Erlend over time
Aleksander and Erlend appear together in 1 published list, across 64 years of shared records. Aleksander held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erlend in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aleksander reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Erlend 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
Aleksander and Erlend changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #117 and #314.
- Longest-running competitions
Aleksander and Erlend were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #117 and #314.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1953–2025
Aleksander held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Erlend in 25.
Highest recorded here: Aleksander #26 in 1986, Erlend #32 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aleksander #117, Erlend #314.
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 | Aleksander | Erlend |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #117 (2025) | Norway · Boys #314 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksander has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Erlend.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aleksander
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #355 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #117 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Erlend
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #275 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys