Alexander vs Vegard
Alexander and Vegardcompared 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, Alexander was ranked #81 and Vegard #219 among boys in Norway.
Alexander and Vegard over time
Alexander and Vegard appear together in 1 published list, across 72 years of shared records. Alexander held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vegard in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Alexander and Vegard changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 2025, ending at #81 and #219.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 72 shared years in Norway · Boys, Alexander and Vegard averaged 56.4 places apart, ending at #81 and #219.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexander and Vegard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 72 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #81 and #219.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Alexander #12 in 1987, Vegard #19 in 1987.
List by list
Norway · Boys72 shared years, 1950–2025
Alexander held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Vegard in 24.
Highest recorded here: Alexander #12 in 1987, Vegard #19 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexander #81, Vegard #219.
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 | Alexander | Vegard |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'defender of men' or 'protector of the people'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌælɪɡˈzændər/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Alex, Xander, Sasha, Alessandro | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | United Kingdom #11 (2025) | Norway · Boys #219 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexander has a recorded origin (Greek); Vegard does not have one recorded yet.
- Alexander has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Vegard.
- A meaning is recorded for Alexander; Vegard doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Alexander a "high" Data Confidence level and Vegard a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Alexander
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #320 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2014 (recorded 1952–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Vegard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #291 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #219 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys