Alfred vs Liban
Alfred and Libancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Alfred was ranked #76 and Liban #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2009, Alfred was ranked #138 and Liban #436 among boys in Norway.
Alfred and Liban over time
Alfred and Liban appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Liban in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Liban 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alfred and Liban changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2009, ending at #138 and #436.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Alfred held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Liban in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Liban #1002 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #76, Liban #3523.
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1974–2009
Alfred held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Liban in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #138 in 2009, Liban #312 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Alfred #138, Liban #436.
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 | Liban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) |
| 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 Liban 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
Liban
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #623 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2009
Highest recorded position: #312 among boys in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1974–2009).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys