Anders vs Robin
Anders and Robincompared 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 2024, Anders was ranked #2263 and Robin #125 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Anders was ranked #293 and Robin #202 among boys in Norway.
Anders and Robin over time
Anders and Robin appear together in 2 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 2 of those lists, and Robin 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
Anders and Robin changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2025, ending at #293 and #202.
- Longest-running competitions
Anders and Robin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 74 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #293 and #202.
List by list
Norway · Boys74 shared years, 1946–2025
Anders held the stronger position in 63 of those years, Robin in 11.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1981, Robin #34 in 1993.
The order changed in 2025: Robin moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #279 and #291; by 2025 that had become #293 and #202.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anders #293, Robin #202.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Anders held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robin in 26.
Highest recorded here: Anders #1519 in 2002, Robin #120 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anders #2263, Robin #125.
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 Anders
Pairs where Anders shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Anders vs Aksel
Anders and Aksel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #25.
Anders · Aksel · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Arne
Anders and Arne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #222.
Anders · Arne · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Bjørn vs Anders
Bjørn and Anders were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #293.
Bjørn · Anders · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Christian
Anders and Christian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #131.
Anders · Christian · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Anders | Robin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #293 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anders and Robin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 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: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys