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Alfred vs Victor

Alfred and Victorcompared 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 Victor #99 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Alfred was ranked #76 and Victor #312 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Victor #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Victor #432 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Alfred was ranked #414 and Victor #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Alfred and Victor over time

Alfred and Victor appear together in 3 published lists, across 148 years of shared records. Victor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alfred in 1.

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

Victor 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 Victor changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #26 and #99.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alfred and Victor were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #76 and #312.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #18 in 2023, Victor #73 in 2021.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys74 shared years, 19452025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Victor in 41.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #18 in 2023, Victor #73 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Victor #99.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys44 shared years, 19642025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victor in 42.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #134 in 1964, Victor #119 in 1964.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Victor #232.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 19962025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Victor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Victor #227 in 2017.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #76, Victor #312.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alfred

Pairs where Alfred shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alfred, Victor
FieldAlfredVictor
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 recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #26 (2025)Norway · Boys #99 (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 Victor both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #76 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Victor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #236 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: #73 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #312 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys