Anders vs Vemund
Anders and Vemundcompared 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 Vemund #175 among boys in Norway.
Anders and Vemund over time
Anders and Vemund appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Anders held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vemund 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 Vemund 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, Vemund moved ahead of Anders in Norway · Boys — #189 and #203 the year before became #279 and #172.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anders and Vemund changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 2025, ending at #293 and #175.
- Longest-running competitions
Anders and Vemund were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #293 and #175.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1965–2025
Anders held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Vemund in 8.
Highest recorded here: Anders #3 in 1981, Vemund #147 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Vemund moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #189 and #203; by 2024 that had become #279 and #172.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anders #293, Vemund #175.
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 | Vemund |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #175 (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 Vemund 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
Vemund
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #463 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #147 among boys in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #175 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys