Andrew vs Hogne
Andrew and Hognecompared 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 2021, Andrew was ranked #458 and Hogne #470 among boys in Norway.
Andrew and Hogne over time
Andrew and Hogne appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hogne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andrew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hogne 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
Andrew and Hogne changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2021, ending at #458 and #470.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrew and Hogne were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1954 to 2021, ending at #458 and #470.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1954–2021
Andrew held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Hogne in 8.
Highest recorded here: Andrew #206 in 1963, Hogne #264 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Andrew #458, Hogne #470.
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 | Andrew | Hogne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, biblical | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.dɹuː/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025) | Norway · Boys #470 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrew has a recorded origin (Greek, biblical); Hogne does not have one recorded yet.
- Andrew and Hogne both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Andrew; Hogne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Andrew
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2013
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Hogne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #359 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2021
Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1952–2021).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #470 among boys in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Boys