Anders vs Balder
Anders and Baldercompared 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, Anders was ranked #293 and Balder #210 among boys in Norway.
Anders and Balder over time
Anders and Balder appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Balder 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.
Anders reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Balder 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Balder moved ahead of Anders in Norway · Boys — #189 and #233 the year before became #279 and #182.
- Longest-running competitions
Anders and Balder were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #293 and #210.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1992–2025
Anders held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Balder in 3.
Highest recorded here: Anders #9 in 1992, Balder #182 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Balder moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #189 and #233; by 2024 that had become #279 and #182.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anders #293, Balder #210.
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 | Anders | Balder |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | Norway · Boys #210 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders and Balder both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anders
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #55 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #293 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Balder
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #582 among boys in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1992–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #210 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys