August vs Morten
August and Mortencompared 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, August was ranked #71 and Morten #214 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, August was ranked #1186 and Morten #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
August and Morten over time
August and Morten appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. August held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Morten in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Morten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and August 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, August moved ahead of Morten in Norway · Boys — #87 and #73 the year before became #86 and #96.
- Longest-running competitions
August and Morten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #71 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1974–2025
August held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Morten in 16.
Highest recorded here: August #71 in 2025, Morten #4 in 1974.
The order changed in 2003: August moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #87 and #73; by 2003 that had become #86 and #96.
Most recent shared year, 2025: August #71, Morten #214.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1997–2015
August held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Morten in 2.
Highest recorded here: August #1144 in 2014, Morten #2390 in 2011.
The order changed in 2014: August moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #2892 and #2390; by 2014 that had become #1144 and #4632.
Most recent shared year, 2015: August #1186, Morten #4747.
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 | August | Morten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #214 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- August and Morten both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
August
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #596 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Morten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #107 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys