Aleksander vs Steffen
Aleksander and Steffencompared 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 Steffen #519 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2000, Aleksander was ranked #1241 and Steffen #2142 among boys in England and Wales.
Aleksander and Steffen over time
Aleksander and Steffen appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Aleksander held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Steffen 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.
Steffen 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1986, Aleksander moved ahead of Steffen in Norway · Boys — #37 and #24 the year before became #26 and #29.
- Mirrored each other
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Boys, Aleksander rose about as far as Steffen fell — from #386 and #334 in 1957 to #117 and #519 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Aleksander and Steffen were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 60 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #117 and #519.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Aleksander #26 in 1986, Steffen #24 in 1985.
List by list
Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1957–2025
Aleksander held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Steffen in 17.
Highest recorded here: Aleksander #26 in 1986, Steffen #24 in 1985.
The order changed in 1986: Aleksander moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #37 and #24; by 1986 that had become #26 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aleksander #117, Steffen #519.
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 | Steffen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 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 #117 (2025) | Norway · Boys #519 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksander has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Steffen.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Steffen
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys