Atle vs Hussein
Atle and Husseincompared 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 2024, Atle was ranked #439 and Hussein #448 among boys in Norway.
Atle and Hussein over time
Atle and Hussein appear together in 1 published list, across 64 years of shared records. Atle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hussein in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Atle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hussein 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
Atle and Hussein changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2024, ending at #439 and #448.
- Longest-running competitions
Atle and Hussein were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1957 to 2024, ending at #439 and #448.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1957–2024
Atle held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Hussein in 15.
Highest recorded here: Atle #49 in 1966, Hussein #216 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Atle #439, Hussein #448.
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 | Atle | Hussein |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #396 (2025) | Norway · Boys #448 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Atle and Hussein both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Atle
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #80 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: #49 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #396 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Hussein
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #354 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1957–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys