Andreas vs Simon
Andreas and Simon 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 Simon #159 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and Simon #244 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #687 and Simon #606 among boys in England and Wales.
Andreas and Simon over time
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.
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 Simon over time
Andreas and Simon appear together in 3 published lists, across 126 years of shared records. Simon 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.
Andreas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Simon 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and Simon were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #687 and #606.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #358 in 1996, Simon #87 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys78 shared years, 1945–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 78 of those years, Simon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Simon #35 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #96, Simon #159.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Simon in 30.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Simon #87 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #687, Simon #606.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1966–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Simon in 18.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #222 in 1968, Simon #62 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, Simon #244.
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 | Simon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales, Republic of Ireland, Norway | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | Norway · Boys #159 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas and Simon 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 #687 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Simon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1997
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #606 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys