Andreas vs Rudolf
Andreas and Rudolfcompared 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 1977, Andreas was ranked #26 and Rudolf #562 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Andreas was ranked #679 and Rudolf #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Andreas and Rudolf over time
Andreas and Rudolf appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rudolf in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rudolf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #549 in 2018, Rudolf #3011 in 2018.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1945–1977
Andreas held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rudolf in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #26 in 1977, Rudolf #220 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1977: Andreas #26, Rudolf #562.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2004–2023
Andreas held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rudolf in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #549 in 2018, Rudolf #3011 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Andreas #679, Rudolf #3523.
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 | Rudolf |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas and Rudolf both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Rudolf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #220 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1977
Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1977).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys