Alex vs Giedrius
Alex and Giedriuscompared 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 1993, Alex was ranked #305 and Giedrius #541 among boys in Norway.
Alex and Giedrius over time
Alex and Giedrius appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Giedrius 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.
Giedrius reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alex 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
Alex and Giedrius changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1970 and 1993, ending at #305 and #541.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1970–1993
Alex held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Giedrius in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alex #262 in 1988, Giedrius #256 in 1979.
The order changed in 1988: Alex moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #337 and #321; by 1988 that had become #262 and #472.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Alex #305, Giedrius #541.
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 | Alex | Giedrius |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with 'Alex' — from Greek elements meaning 'defender' and 'man/people'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, short form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.ɪks/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #37 (2025) | Norway · Boys #541 (1993) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alex has a recorded origin (Greek, short form); Giedrius does not have one recorded yet.
- Alex and Giedrius both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Alex; Giedrius doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alex
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1972–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #259 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Giedrius
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–1993
Highest recorded position: #256 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1970–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #541 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys