Aslak vs Josef
Aslak and Josefcompared 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, Aslak was ranked #143 and Josef #236 among boys in Norway.
Aslak and Josef over time
Aslak and Josef appear together in 1 published list, across 70 years of shared records. Aslak held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Josef in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Josef reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aslak 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aslak and Josef were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #143 and #236.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Aslak #127 in 2023, Josef #189 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1946–2025
Aslak held the stronger position in 69 of those years, Josef in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aslak #127 in 2023, Josef #189 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aslak #143, Josef #236.
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 | Aslak | Josef |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #143 (2025) | Norway · Boys #236 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aslak and Josef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aslak
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #228 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: #127 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #143 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Josef
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #274 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #236 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys