Audun vs Leon
Audun and Leoncompared 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, Audun was ranked #185 and Leon #46 among boys in Norway.
Audun and Leon over time
Audun and Leon appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Audun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leon 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.
Audun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leon 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2003, Leon moved ahead of Audun in Norway · Boys — #144 and #148 the year before became #195 and #112.
- Mirrored each other
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Boys, Leon rose about as far as Audun fell — from #122 and #306 in 1945 to #185 and #46 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Audun and Leon were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #185 and #46.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1945–2025
Audun held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Leon in 25.
Highest recorded here: Audun #85 in 1956, Leon #13 in 2014.
The order changed in 2003: Leon moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #144 and #148; by 2003 that had become #195 and #112.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Audun #185, Leon #46.
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 | Audun | Leon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Greek λέων (leon), meaning 'lion'. Merged with the Latin cognate Leo during the Christian era, making the two forms largely interchangeable across Europe; also used among medieval English Jews. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈleː.ɔn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Leo |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #185 (2025) | Norway · Boys #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Leon has a recorded origin (Greek); Audun does not have one recorded yet.
- Audun has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leon.
- A meaning is recorded for Leon; Audun doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Audun a "medium" Data Confidence level and Leon a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Audun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #122 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: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #185 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Leon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 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: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys