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Andreas vs Eirik

Andreas and Eirik compared 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, Andreas was ranked #96 and Eirik #122 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2018, Andreas was ranked #549 and Eirik #4749 among boys in England and Wales.

Andreas and Eirik over time

Norway · Boys
#1#3#10#30#10019452025Andreas #96Eirik #1221945: Andreas #140, Eirik #1361946: Andreas #121, Eirik #1311947: Andreas #126, Eirik #1631948: Andreas #120, Eirik #1381949: Andreas #143, Eirik #1301950: Andreas #122, Eirik #1311951: Andreas #115, Eirik #1551952: Andreas #119, Eirik #1231953: Andreas #131, Eirik #1381954: Andreas #138, Eirik #1331955: Andreas #123, Eirik #1291956: Andreas #142, Eirik #1221957: Andreas #143, Eirik #1411958: Andreas #134, Eirik #1261959: Andreas #136, Eirik #1231960: Andreas #145, Eirik #1241961: Andreas #114, Eirik #991962: Andreas #105, Eirik #861963: Andreas #134, Eirik #871964: Andreas #151, Eirik #951965: Andreas #114, Eirik #871966: Andreas #119, Eirik #1001967: Andreas #136, Eirik #631968: Andreas #108, Eirik #721969: Andreas #96, Eirik #581970: Andreas #102, Eirik #591971: Andreas #89, Eirik #561972: Andreas #71, Eirik #571973: Andreas #84, Eirik #461974: Andreas #54, Eirik #561975: Andreas #43, Eirik #421976: Andreas #44, Eirik #421977: Andreas #26, Eirik #451978: Andreas #27, Eirik #431979: Andreas #15, Eirik #351980: Andreas #11, Eirik #411981: Andreas #12, Eirik #331982: Andreas #14, Eirik #341983: Andreas #10, Eirik #181984: Andreas #5, Eirik #171985: Andreas #5, Eirik #171986: Andreas #5, Eirik #171987: Andreas #3, Eirik #211988: Andreas #2, Eirik #171989: Andreas #2, Eirik #161990: Andreas #2, Eirik #121991: Andreas #1, Eirik #111992: Andreas #2, Eirik #111993: Andreas #2, Eirik #131994: Andreas #2, Eirik #131995: Andreas #2, Eirik #141996: Andreas #2, Eirik #141997: Andreas #1, Eirik #221998: Andreas #2, Eirik #251999: Andreas #2, Eirik #212000: Andreas #3, Eirik #232001: Andreas #1, Eirik #212002: Andreas #2, Eirik #292003: Andreas #1, Eirik #292004: Andreas #3, Eirik #222005: Andreas #6, Eirik #222006: Andreas #4, Eirik #312007: Andreas #12, Eirik #292008: Andreas #9, Eirik #332009: Andreas #12, Eirik #372010: Andreas #16, Eirik #412011: Andreas #16, Eirik #372012: Andreas #24, Eirik #472013: Andreas #26, Eirik #552014: Andreas #29, Eirik #692015: Andreas #42, Eirik #652016: Andreas #40, Eirik #742017: Andreas #43, Eirik #892018: Andreas #64, Eirik #822019: Andreas #61, Eirik #912020: Andreas #72, Eirik #1072021: Andreas #65, Eirik #1032022: Andreas #66, Eirik #1152023: Andreas #55, Eirik #1102024: Andreas #84, Eirik #1202025: Andreas #96, Eirik #122

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Andreas and Eirik over time

Andreas and Eirik appear together in 1 published list, across 81 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eirik 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.

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 1977, Andreas moved ahead of Eirik in Norway · Boys — #44 and #42 the year before became #26 and #45.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Andreas and Eirik changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #96 and #122.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Andreas and Eirik averaged 22.0 places apart, ending at #96 and #122.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Andreas and Eirik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #122.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #1 in 1991, Eirik #11 in 1991.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Andreas held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Eirik in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Eirik #11 in 1991.

    The order changed in 1977: Andreas moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #44 and #42; by 1977 that had become #26 and #45.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #96, Eirik #122.

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 Andreas

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

Other comparisons involving Eirik

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years →

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andreas, Eirik
FieldAndreasEirik
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageEngland and Wales, Republic of Ireland, NorwayEngland and Wales, Norway
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #96 (2025)Norway · Boys #122 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andreas and Eirik both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Andreas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #140 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #687 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Eirik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #136 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: #11 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #122 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys