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Andreas vs Simon

Andreas and Simoncompared 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

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.

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 Simon

Pairs where Simon 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, Simon
FieldAndreasSimon
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 usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #96 (2025)Norway · Boys #159 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

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

  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

Simon

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1997

    Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #606 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys