Alf vs Egil
Alf and Egilcompared 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, Alf was ranked #260 and Egil #312 among boys in Norway.
Alf and Egil over time
Alf and Egil appear together in 1 published list, across 79 years of shared records. Alf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Egil 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.
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
Alf and Egil changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #260 and #312.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 79 shared years in Norway · Boys, Alf and Egil averaged 48.7 places apart, ending at #260 and #312.
- Longest-running competitions
Alf and Egil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 79 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #260 and #312.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Alf #29 in 1945, Egil #25 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Boys79 shared years, 1945–2025
Alf held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Egil in 22.
Highest recorded here: Alf #29 in 1945, Egil #25 in 1945.
The order changed in 2014: Alf moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #405 and #387; by 2014 that had become #274 and #416.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alf #260, Egil #312.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Egil
Pairs where Egil shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Olav vs Egil
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #25 in Norway · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #312.
Olav · Egil · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Kåre vs Egil
Kåre and Egil changed places 19 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #358 and #312.
Kåre · Egil · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Frank vs Egil
Frank and Egil changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #312.
Frank · Egil · 78 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Finn vs Egil
Finn and Egil changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #153 and #312.
Finn · Egil · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Alf | Egil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #260 (2025) | Norway · Boys #312 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alf has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Egil.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #29 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: #29 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #260 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Egil
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #25 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: #25 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #312 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys