Andrius vs Rolf
Andrius and Rolfcompared 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 1995, Andrius was ranked #480 and Rolf #201 among boys in Norway.
Andrius and Rolf over time
Andrius and Rolf appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Rolf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Andrius in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rolf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Andrius 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
Andrius and Rolf changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1970 and 1995, ending at #480 and #201.
List by list
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1970–1995
Andrius held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rolf in 23.
Highest recorded here: Andrius #149 in 1983, Rolf #53 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Andrius #480, Rolf #201.
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 | Andrius | Rolf |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) | Norway · Boys #437 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrius has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rolf.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andrius
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #560 among boys in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1970–1995
Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1970–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys
Rolf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #15 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: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #437 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys