Allan vs Rune
Allan and Runecompared 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 2016, Allan was ranked #476 and Rune #504 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Allan was ranked #1951 and Rune #1460 among boys in England and Wales.
Allan and Rune over time
Allan and Rune appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Allan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rune 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Allan and Rune were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1945 to 2016, ending at #476 and #504.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1945–2016
Allan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rune in 57.
Highest recorded here: Allan #221 in 1956, Rune #2 in 1972.
The order changed in 2016: Allan moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #517 and #506; by 2016 that had become #476 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Allan #476, Rune #504.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1999–2024
Allan held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Rune in 3.
Highest recorded here: Allan #639 in 1999, Rune #1460 in 2024.
The order changed in 2022: Rune moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1860 and #2125; by 2022 that had become #2018 and #1609.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Allan #1951, Rune #1460.
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 | Allan | Rune |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2025) | Norway · Boys #498 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allan and Rune both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Allan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #323 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #418 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Rune
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #111 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls