Andreas vs Raymond
Andreas and Raymondcompared 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 2008, Andreas was ranked #9 and Raymond #487 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and Raymond #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and Raymond #545 among boys in England and Wales.
Andreas and Raymond over time
Andreas and Raymond appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Raymond held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andreas in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Andreas 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
Andreas and Raymond changed places 12 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #552 and #545.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Andreas and Raymond averaged 49.1 places apart, ending at #552 and #545.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Andreas rose about as far as Raymond fell — from #140 and #265 in 1945 to #9 and #487 in 2008.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and Raymond were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #9 and #487.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #358 in 1996, Raymond #312 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2008
Andreas held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Raymond in 4.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Raymond #60 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Andreas #9, Raymond #487.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Raymond in 18.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Raymond #312 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Raymond #545.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1966–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Raymond in 16.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #222 in 1968, Raymond #31 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, Raymond #509.
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 | Andreas | Raymond |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas and Raymond both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Raymond
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #265 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1991
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1991).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys