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Alfred vs Teodor

Alfred and Teodorcompared 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 Teodor #118 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Alfred was ranked #81 and Teodor #468 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Teodor #727 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Teodor #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Alfred and Teodor over time

Alfred and Teodor appear together in 3 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Teodor in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Teodor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Alfred in 1. 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 Teodor changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2010 and 2025, ending at #286 and #402.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alfred and Teodor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #26 and #118.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #76 in 2023, Teodor #416 in 2021.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys39 shared years, 19762025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Teodor in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Teodor #98 in 2018.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Teodor #118.

  • England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 20032024

    Alfred held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Teodor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Teodor #416 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Teodor #468.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 20102025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Teodor in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #271 in 2020, Teodor #349 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Teodor #402.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alfred, Teodor
FieldAlfredTeodor
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #26 (2025)Norway · Boys #118 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alfred and Teodor both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Alfred

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Teodor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1976

    First recorded at #625 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1976–2025

    Highest recorded position: #98 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1976–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #118 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys