Andrej vs Ian
Andrej and Iancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Andrej was ranked #730 and Ian #289 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Andrej was ranked #473 and Ian #310 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andrej was ranked #5119 and Ian #535 among boys in England and Wales.
Andrej and Ian over time
Andrej and Ian appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Ian held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Andrej in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ian reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Andrej 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
Andrej and Ian changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 2024, ending at #473 and #310.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Andrej #324 in 2018, Ian #301 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1959–2024
Andrej held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ian in 22.
Highest recorded here: Andrej #324 in 2018, Ian #301 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrej #473, Ian #310.
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2024
Andrej held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ian in 23.
Highest recorded here: Andrej #1949 in 2001, Ian #138 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrej #5119, Ian #535.
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 | Andrej | Ian |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Iain, itself from Latin Iohannes — ultimately from the same Hebrew root as John. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Scottish Gaelic transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈiː.ən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #473 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #262 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ian has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Scottish Gaelic transmission); Andrej does not have one recorded yet.
- Andrej has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ian.
- A meaning is recorded for Ian; Andrej doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andrej
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #454 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2024
Highest recorded position: #324 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1959–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Ian
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #351 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1989
Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1989).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #263 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys