Alfred vs Einar
Alfred and Einarcompared 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, Alfred was ranked #26 and Einar #57 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Alfred was ranked #76 and Einar #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Alfred and Einar over time
Alfred and Einar appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 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.
Einar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alfred 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Alfred moved ahead of Einar in Norway · Boys — #138 and #125 the year before became #123 and #142.
- Longest-running competitions
Alfred and Einar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #26 and #57.
List by list
Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Einar in 59.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Einar #21 in 1946.
The order changed in 2010: Alfred moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #138 and #125; by 2010 that had become #123 and #142.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Einar #57.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2007–2023
Alfred held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Einar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Einar #3411 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #76, Einar #4107.
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 | Alfred | Einar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Norway · Boys #57 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred and Einar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 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: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Einar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #23 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: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys