Aleksander vs Saulius
Aleksander and Sauliuscompared 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 1989, Aleksander was ranked #30 and Saulius #596 among boys in Norway.
Aleksander and Saulius over time
Aleksander and Saulius appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Aleksander held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saulius in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Saulius reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aleksander 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 Saulius changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 1989, ending at #30 and #596.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1966–1989
Aleksander held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Saulius in 5.
Highest recorded here: Aleksander #26 in 1986, Saulius #229 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Aleksander #30, Saulius #596.
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 | Saulius |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #596 (1989) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksander has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Saulius.
- 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
Saulius
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #496 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–1989
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1963–1989).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #596 among boys in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Boys