Asbjørn vs Mark
Asbjørn and Markcompared 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 2025, Asbjørn was ranked #294 and Mark #286 among boys in Norway.
Asbjørn and Mark over time
Asbjørn and Mark appear together in 1 published list, across 74 years of shared records. Asbjørn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mark in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Asbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mark 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
Asbjørn and Mark changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 2025, ending at #294 and #286.
- Longest-running competitions
Asbjørn and Mark were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 74 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #294 and #286.
List by list
Norway · Boys74 shared years, 1950–2025
Asbjørn held the stronger position in 70 of those years, Mark in 4.
Highest recorded here: Asbjørn #38 in 1950, Mark #211 in 1970.
The order changed in 2024: Mark moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #259 and #371; by 2024 that had become #438 and #265.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Asbjørn #294, Mark #286.
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 | Asbjørn | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmɑɹk/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #294 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Asbjørn does not have one recorded yet.
- Asbjørn and Mark both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Asbjørn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #37 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: #35 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mark
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2001
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys