Andris vs Åge
Andris and Ågecompared 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 1990, Andris was ranked #519 and Åge #315 among boys in Norway.
Andris and Åge over time
Andris and Åge appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Åge 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.
Åge reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Andris 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1961–1990
Andris held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Åge in 22.
Highest recorded here: Andris #328 in 1983, Åge #69 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Andris #519, Åge #315.
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 | Åge |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2022) | Norway · Boys #509 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andris has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åge.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Åge
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #63 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys