Andreas vs Vytautas
Andreas and Vytautascompared 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 1994, Andreas was ranked #2 and Vytautas #619 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Andreas was ranked #679 and Vytautas #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Andreas was ranked #701 and Vytautas #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andreas and Vytautas over time
Andreas and Vytautas appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vytautas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Vytautas 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and Vytautas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1957 to 1994, ending at #2 and #619.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1957–1994
Andreas held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Vytautas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Vytautas #266 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Andreas #2, Vytautas #619.
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 | Vytautas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vytautas.
- 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
Vytautas
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #419 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–1994
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1957–1994).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys