Alv vs Endre
Alv and Endrecompared 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 2012, Alv was ranked #534 and Endre #217 among boys in Norway.
Alv and Endre over time
Alv and Endre appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Endre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alv in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alv reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Endre 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
Alv and Endre changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2012, ending at #534 and #217.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1945–2012
Alv held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Endre in 25.
Highest recorded here: Alv #209 in 1946, Endre #132 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alv #534, Endre #217.
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 | Alv | Endre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #534 (2012) | Norway · Boys #233 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alv has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Endre.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alv
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #239 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #534 among boys in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Boys
Endre
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #190 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: #97 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #233 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys