Alfred vs Morten
Alfred and Mortencompared 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 Morten #214 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Alfred was ranked #114 and Morten #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Alfred and Morten over time
Alfred and Morten appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 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.
Morten 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 2009, Alfred moved ahead of Morten in Norway · Boys — #160 and #132 the year before became #138 and #174.
- Mirrored each other
Over 75 shared years in Norway · Boys, Alfred rose about as far as Morten fell — from #127 and #107 in 1945 to #26 and #214 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alfred and Morten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #26 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Boys75 shared years, 1945–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Morten in 58.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Morten #3 in 1973.
The order changed in 2009: Alfred moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #160 and #132; by 2009 that had become #138 and #174.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Morten #214.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2015
Alfred held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Morten in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #114 in 2015, Morten #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Alfred #114, Morten #4747.
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 | Morten |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred and Morten 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
Morten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys