Alv vs Ulrik
Alv and Ulrikcompared 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 Ulrik #66 among boys in Norway.
Alv and Ulrik over time
Alv and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Alv held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ulrik 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.
Alv reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ulrik 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys8 shared years, 1946–2012
Alv held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ulrik in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alv #209 in 1946, Ulrik #66 in 2012.
The order changed in 1993: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #468 and #508; by 1993 that had become #577 and #260.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alv #534, Ulrik #66.
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 Ulrik
Pairs where Ulrik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ulrik vs Erik
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ulrik rose about as far as Erik fell — from #364 and #25 in 1946 to #14 and #64 in 2025.
Ulrik · Erik · 56 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Morten vs Ulrik
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ulrik rose about as far as Morten fell — from #92 and #364 in 1946 to #214 and #14 in 2025.
Morten · Ulrik · 56 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Ulrik vs Nils
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ulrik rose about as far as Nils fell — from #364 and #26 in 1946 to #14 and #61 in 2025.
Ulrik · Nils · 56 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kenneth vs Ulrik
Over 52 shared years in Norway · Boys, Ulrik rose about as far as Kenneth fell — from #275 and #364 in 1946 to #475 and #24 in 2021.
Kenneth · Ulrik · 52 shared years, 1946–2021 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Alv | Ulrik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #14 (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 Ulrik.
- 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
Ulrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys