Andris vs Hussein
Andris and Husseincompared 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 2014, Andris was ranked #519 and Hussein #275 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Andris was ranked #4789 and Hussein #878 among boys in England and Wales.
Andris and Hussein over time
Andris and Hussein appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Hussein held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Andris in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hussein 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
Andris and Hussein changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1965 and 2014, ending at #519 and #275.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Andris #328 in 1983, Hussein #218 in 1984.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1965–2014
Andris held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Hussein in 17.
Highest recorded here: Andris #328 in 1983, Hussein #218 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Andris #519, Hussein #275.
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 | Andris | Hussein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) | Norway · Boys #448 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andris and Hussein both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andris
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #417 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1961–2014
Highest recorded position: #328 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1961–2014).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2014.
Norway · Boys
Hussein
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #354 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1957–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys