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Amadeo vs Espen

Amadeo and Espencompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Amadeo was ranked #3684 and Espen #4275 among boys in England and Wales.

Amadeo and Espen over time

Amadeo and Espen appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Espen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amadeo 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.

Espen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amadeo 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

  • England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 20162025

    Amadeo held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Espen in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Amadeo #2921 in 2024, Espen #2693 in 2018.

    The order changed in 2024: Amadeo moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4107; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amadeo #3684, Espen #4275.

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 Espen

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amadeo, Espen
FieldAmadeoEspen
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025)Norway · Boys #430 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amadeo has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Espen.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Amadeo

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2008

    First recorded at #4432 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2008–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Espen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #315 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: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys