Alfred vs Ottar
Alfred and Ottarcompared 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 2022, Alfred was ranked #26 and Ottar #426 among boys in Norway.
Alfred and Ottar over time
Alfred and Ottar appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Ottar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alfred 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.
Ottar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Ottar changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2022, ending at #26 and #426.
- Longest-running competitions
Alfred and Ottar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #26 and #426.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1945–2022
Alfred held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ottar in 33.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #25 in 2021, Ottar #97 in 1945.
The order changed in 1986: Alfred moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #612 and #478; by 1986 that had become #608 and #632.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alfred #26, Ottar #426.
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 | Ottar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Norway · Boys #426 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred and Ottar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Ottar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #97 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #97 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #426 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys