Aleksandr vs Aslak
Aleksandr and Aslakcompared 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 2024, Aleksandr was ranked #469 and Aslak #154 among boys in Norway.
Aleksandr and Aslak over time
Aleksandr and Aslak appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Aslak held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aleksandr in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aleksandr reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aslak 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aleksandr and Aslak were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #469 and #154.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1964–2024
Aleksandr held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Aslak in 33.
Highest recorded here: Aleksandr #365 in 1981, Aslak #154 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aleksandr #469, Aslak #154.
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 | Aleksandr | Aslak |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2440 (2025) | Norway · Boys #143 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksandr has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Aslak.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aleksandr
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #470 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1964–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Aslak
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #228 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: #127 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #143 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys