Asgeir vs Even
Asgeir and Evencompared 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 2013, Asgeir was ranked #486 and Even #49 among boys in Norway.
Asgeir and Even over time
Asgeir and Even appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Even held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Asgeir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Asgeir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Even 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
Asgeir and Even changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2013, ending at #486 and #49.
- Mirrored each other
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Boys, Even rose about as far as Asgeir fell — from #303 and #178 in 1946 to #486 and #49 in 2013.
- Longest-running competitions
Asgeir and Even were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 61 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #486 and #49.
List by list
Norway · Boys61 shared years, 1946–2013
Asgeir held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Even in 59.
Highest recorded here: Asgeir #145 in 1959, Even #36 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Asgeir #486, Even #49.
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 | Asgeir | Even |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #486 (2013) | Norway · Boys #42 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asgeir and Even both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asgeir
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #303 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2013
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1946–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #486 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys
Even
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #180 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: #25 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys