Aleksandr vs Gunnar
Aleksandr and Gunnarcompared 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 Gunnar #398 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aleksandr was ranked #2671 and Gunnar #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Aleksandr and Gunnar over time
Aleksandr and Gunnar appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Gunnar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #469 and #398.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1964–2024
Aleksandr held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Gunnar in 34.
Highest recorded here: Aleksandr #365 in 1981, Gunnar #41 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aleksandr #469, Gunnar #398.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2009–2024
Aleksandr held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Gunnar in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aleksandr #1063 in 2013, Gunnar #1786 in 2018.
The order changed in 2022: Gunnar moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1688 and #1860; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #1879.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aleksandr #2671, Gunnar #2443.
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 | Gunnar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #469 (2024) | Norway · Boys #250 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksandr has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Gunnar.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Gunnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #13 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: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #250 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys