Aleksander vs Petter
Aleksander and Pettercompared 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 Petter #146 among boys in Norway.
Aleksander and Petter over time
Aleksander and Petter appear together in 1 published list, across 65 years of shared records. Aleksander held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Petter 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.
Aleksander reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Petter 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 took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Boys, Aleksander moved into the top 50 at #39 in 2005 as Petter fell out of it to #64, having been #44 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2005, Aleksander moved ahead of Petter in Norway · Boys — #45 and #44 the year before became #39 and #64.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aleksander and Petter changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 2025, ending at #117 and #146.
- Mirrored each other
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Boys, Aleksander rose about as far as Petter fell — from #355 and #71 in 1953 to #117 and #146 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Aleksander and Petter were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 65 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #117 and #146.
List by list
Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1953–2025
Aleksander held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Petter in 27.
Highest recorded here: Aleksander #26 in 1986, Petter #28 in 1990.
The order changed in 2005: Aleksander moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #45 and #44; by 2005 that had become #39 and #64.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aleksander #117, Petter #146.
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 | Petter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #146 (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 Petter.
- 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 #462 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Petter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #100 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #146 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys